The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-07
A Tall Story.

There IS on exhibition i'll 4 store on
State street. in this city. perhaps the
most remarkable couple in the world
Il man and woman who are giants in
stature. They are Mr. and Mrs. NJ. V.
Bates. whose home is now in Seville.
Medina county, Ohio. They are both
seven feet, eleven and half inches in
height, the husband weighing AS
pounds, while the wife weighs Alb
pounds. The common sized visitor,
when placed between them, feels very
much rs CULVER must have felt when
he fell among giants. Mr.. or Captain
Bates, rs he is called. is quite finely
proportional man. of ruddy, healthy
looking complexion. straight and mill
tary looking in his regimentals. His
immense stature is not so noticeable as
that of his wife, who seems almost
awkward, somehow. on account of her
length. she being actually taller for Il
woman than he is for man. They are
evidently people who. if net so wonder
fully tall. would be considered common
place. They are intelligent, however.
and the lady especially feels the awk
wardn9ss of her position rs the object
of the curiosity and open-mouth won.
der of the multitude In an interest
ing conversation with our reporter she
showed openly her dislike of the life
she is leading, and her longing to re-
turn to their home in Ohio. Their home.
by the way. was one built and furnished
especially for them. The ceilings are
twelve and half feet high. and no
doorway is less than eight and half
feet high. Of course they find the
hotel accommodations unsuitable to
them wherever they 60. rs the doors are
so low and the beds so short. One of
is that they were the children of com
mon people. Mrs. Bates father was
only five feet four inches in hight,
while her mother was only common
sized woman. Her brothers and sisters
are of no remarkable hight. Captain
Bates father was six feet two inches in
hight--a tall man. but dwarf COM
pared with his son. Bates is now 20
years of age. He is native of Letcher
county, Kentucky. His wife is Nova
Scotian, 81 years of age They were
married in London, England, while
travelling on exhibition. Rochester DEM
CONTENTS OF LADY's PoCKET-
They came walking down the center
passage of the main building at the
Centennial to-day-two beautiful young
ladies, over whose heads probably nine
teen or twenty summers had passed
They chatted pleasantly as they passed
along, and turned into one of the less
frequented passages and sat down on a
bench to rest, when one remarked to
the other Minnie, where is ----
stopping?' She said she had forgotten
but would look, as she had the address
on a slip of paper in her pocket. When
the search commenced for that slip OF
paper, as it was somewhere in the big
pocket attached to her dress, out came
a small lace handkerchief, then large
linen one, q broken bracelet, q spool OF
thread, pocket-book, two false teeth (hel
mothers, probably, which she was tax
ing to the dentists to get fixedD piece
of white flannel, small box of face pow
der, two crooked hairpins which looked
as though they had done service as but
ton-hooks, thimble, ono garter about
Is inches in length, paper of pins, q
fan, broken comb, ivory end of pnrasol
knife, bottle of smelling salts, two pie
ces of ribbon, three No. 2 soiled gloves
different colors. paper of bonbons, cigar
holder, two buttons, and Mt last the slip
of paper she had been looking for. We
didn't see anything more taken ont OF
that pocket, SO can't say whether it was
empty or not; but we began to think il
was like magician's magic bag. After
looking over the above inventory, who
will ever dare again abuse q small boy
about the contents of his pocket
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GENERAL CUSTER AS A LADIES MAN.
General Custer was very fond of ladies'
society, but was never what is called {
married Airt." He enjoyed the soci
ETY. of married ladies because they wer,
pretty, or bright, or intelligent. HI
was too true to his wife ever to hav.
been fiirt. He visited the house of {
young lady friend of mine very fire
quently when he was in New York
they had known each other for years
and we're the best of friends. TIL,
waiter, William, being q new hand a
the door. evidently took General Custer
for a beau of his young mistress, and
to her great amusement always an
nounced the General" in the mos
confidential manner, with Just the faint