Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-05-23

p'iHt. out ~ VI wen ucNelOpcI f0ril1. A
first sight she seems taller than her nus
band. but on close comparison it is har
to tel! which has He advantage. which i
not to I've wondered at inasmuch as tbe
are exactly the same height-seycn feet
eleven and one-llalf inches. This is tant;,
|. lizinyly close to eight feet, and natur
must have been quite careless of the Inter
+ csts OF the worlds show business whel
she set her fiat Of thus far and no f,rthe
within half an inch's length of such desir
able round figures.
'Why didn't you grow the other bal
inch:' the reporter asked, as the Captain
and his wife seated themselves.
Don't you think we have done prett,
we'll: the giant said, by way OF response
i Tho reporter acknowledged that they
had 'botil done full justice to their CROWN.
years. and proceeded to elicit from them
some particulars about their abnormal de.
yclopmcnt.
Tie Captain stated that he was born in
the year l5o6, in kcntucky, of ordinary
sized but honest parents, his father being Il
man of six feet two inches, what little
height he possessed being counterveilod bv
the fact that his wife was quite an under
sized woman. The Captain was the last
OF twelve children, and when he came into
the world he turned the scales ut the mod
est weight of nine ard three quarter
pounds. He soon began to grow, howey-
cr. and when he was six years old he
measured exactly five feet nine inches in
height. lie didn't stop here, no wever. but
at eleven he reached his fathers height
six feet two inches, and weighed 80
pounds. From that time until his twenty
fifth year he continued to aspire, and when
his aspirations ceased he found himself a
giant. lacking only halt an inch of an alti-
tudc Of eight feet, and only sixteen
pounds of being quarter of ton in
weight.
Tho growing experiences # Mrs. Bates
were much similar to those Of her hus-
band. save in the respect that she was born
great. in addition to achieving further
greatness. rs she grew in years. Her pa
rents, a Dir. and Mrs. Swan, who titled the
soil on a farm near Halifax. \. g.. were
medum-szed people, and when a daughter
weighing eighteen pounds was born unto
them, they naturally felt proud of their
achievement. This was good fOund.-
ton. and Miss Anna Immediately proceed
ed to build upon it a solid sllperstrultnl1s |
This she accomplished so well that at six |
years of age she was exactly her mothers
size, while. on her reaching the age OF
eleven years. she was six feet four inches |
high. and weighed 2l5 pounds. Then she
continued adding to her height until she |
reached the age OF tN,eDty-one. Wien she
her fun growth. At this time she .
was not nearly as heavy As now. her pre-
sent weight being Alb pounds. Strange to
say, though both Captain and Mrs. Bates
have lots of brothers and sisters. none Of
the Latter have developed into even notice
able size. They are quite unconscious OF
any reason for their greatness; like Top
sey, they only know that they ''growed,'
and they are content with the fact without
wishing to discover the why and where
for.
.'HOw about clothes?' the reporter ask
I'd, as he took mental measurement o:
quantity Of broadcloth which had been
nlde up into the Captain. coat.
ASK my wife," the male giant replied.
With glInce at his giantess.
The lady laughed as she male the repor-
er acquainted with the fact that it took :
ust eglhy-hve yar,ls Of silk to make up ;
he handsome dress which she wore. Then {
he called upon tine Captain to supply
ONE similar particulars, which he did 10y
taiing that it took just three times lis
h'icil cloth to build him suit as was re- t
uir.d to iit out an ordinary man. :
You see," he explained. Its all in the i
utting that the extra expense comes in on |
ny clothes. Now, take my pants. for in )
tance. 10 cut one side of leg takes the S
Ill width of the cloth. while for medi- i
m-siZed man both sides are cut from one
.idth. That's where the difference comes II
4 mostly. and this, in addition to the large $
re in the clothes, makes it take three Il
mes as much tor me-" 8
"What size boot do you wcar?'' 9
"Well, they haven't got any sizes made T.
p for my foot, which measures just four d
zen and a halt inches in length. but if they r.
id my boot would be number seven :,
EN- ~ h
The reporter longed to question the lady
antess upon the boot question, but he Il
cl,ed the necessary nerve, and the reader Il
i'll have to rest satisfied with the silk a
rcss statistics. e.= "
The conversation then took a general ii
I'm, and Captain Bates gave a.. interest n
g account of tour with his wife through
urope. and Of meeting the crowned
eads. tangible results of which they ex-
bited in the shape Of magnificent gold II
atch and chain and beautiful diamond :;
presents made to them by Il;
ueen Victoria. -
Then the reporter rose to go, but in his 9,
sart he felt that he had lot as yet fully j
his duty. He started to :,
ave, hesitated. started again, and finally :,
despair lie drew the mighty giant to one :,
De, climbed upon the table, and whisper N n
query into his ear. ~
The giant shook his head and smiled. q,
n THE reporter get down again and sue Re
eded in making his bow of exit He t,
ID hoped that up stairs there might be m
exhibition a seven-foot cradle with a ps
tie six-toot Bates in it, peacefully grow "
g in its sleep. In this he was disappoint- 4
!. There is as yet no prospect of the W
'ptain and his wife becoming the pro- al
nitors OF race of modern Anaks: sp
81
A dozen men were sitting in saloon TN
It Sunday when a female voice was heard
'm an adjacent doorstep: s'Well. good at
orning, Mr.. Blank. II had anything ci,
I'd go with you.'' There was mad vi
sh for the door. an eager expectant Il,