The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-10-07


| was brought up on farm, and now
| own one myself at Seville, Medina
county, Ohio. haye one hundred
and sixty-two acres in fine shape, aud
take great pride in it." a. n
'Rep,-"You have R
81 A GIANTS CASTLE |
on It," - g. - w. -
Capt.-"Ycs, VIC haye n pretty |
good house; the lower story is twelve
and one-half fc in height, and the
upper one twelve feet. Our door
ways are eight and one-half feet nigh,
while ordinarily they arc seldom
oyer six aud one. hah.". -.
Rep.-"Of course your furniture
compares with the building?"
Capt.-''ln every room we have
chairs Tor my wife and myself, but OF
course we have ordinary furniture for
our friends and servants. Our own
furniture was made cspeciallyior use
by llcrndon, OF Cleveland. The bed
slcad is eight feet and four inches
long and five feet SIX inches wide.
The chairs, bureau, wasll-stands and
in fact, everything corresponds. We
experience great deal OF inconven-
ience when travelling on account Of
the dininu,ive size OF the ordinary
furniture. took fancy 10 n sDring
bed, anJ had one made at Hartford.
Ii is big thing" a.g 90 ,-rau3t
"Rep.--"Where have you been
since you left the farm 2" isg.
Capt.-'l served IN the Fifth Ken
lucky infantry during tho war. Con-
tederate you know, but it was one OF
the bravest brigades the world ever
saw. Since then have been anus
ing myself mostly travelling about
looking at little men and women" r.
Rep.-'.The ready-made store
goods are but Of little use 10 you,-
Capiain2" A rs
Cspi.-"Not bit. There is not q
single garment or article use but
what has to be made especially for
me. My boots are about seventeen,
and are made for me by man in So
willie. My hats arc nearly nine,
my collars twenty-five inches, aud 1
guess II my gloves were gagged they
would run up to at least fourteen. ]
have the most trouble with my clothes
MY trousers in fact. You see the
cloth Is made narrow, and while itis
all right for men Of ordinary size, u
pair OF pants for me consumes all inn
mense quantity, unless the nap runs
both ways. My wife says it takes
just about it. sr..... Esd
j THREE TIMES As MUCH CLOTH 10
for my clothes as for men OF the us
ual size" ft - fHl 1 4i
Rep-"Captain. does your strength
correspond with your size z" '.i
Capt.--l think it would if devol-
oped it," .ttf''l sid A.r' 'd'
Rep.-"Did you ever hear of any
person as large as yoursoli?" all :
Capt-"No, sir, ain satisfied that
| am ef .fs 'ftI
THE LARGEST MAN IN THE WORLD,
and probably as large as was ever
born. l have devoted much time TO
studying the subject, and | am salts
fed that there never existed race OF
giants, as is claimed. There is act
ualy nothing 10 corroborote the the
DRY. They claim that men OF gigant-
ic stature are voucbcd for by the BIZ
BILE. claim that VIC know nothing
of their base Of measurement, and
that the standard had increased since
those times, SO that a cubit might
have been very small measure OF
length" 1 ''.. ''' o-
llep-"Mrs. Bates, ! presume your
large family enjoys good llealthi"
Mrs. B.-"Excellent." te
Rep" presume that you arc the
tallest lady in the worid?"
Mrs. B.-"While we were abroad
the most eminent physicians and
scientists assured me that there was
never before lady within eighteen
inches of my height"
Rep.-"Excuse my inquisitivencss,
but how many yards OF silk are there
in the dress you wear?"
Mrs. B.-"Well this is rather scani,
they are only sixty-fvc yards in it.
My full evening reception dress re-
quires ....,
EIGHTY YARDS OF MATERIAL"
The reporter did not tecomc loo
inquisitive, being exceedingly mod
est; hence he left many questions
that suggested themselves Tor tho Ia
dies to ask when they attend the re-
ccption in this city. However, he
saw the tiny top OF dress boo, peep
ing from under her shirts, and Inemt-
ally decided 1t would be called a
mai row twelve. ...
Rep.-"I suppose that you have
your special pew IN church,"
Capt. B,-"Yes. indeed. We have
q nice new Baptist church at home,
and have had seats constructed for us.
Ny wife is member of the church,
and very devout Baptist"
Rep.-"I beg pardon, Madame, but
did they baptize you in the river?"
Mrs. B.-"No, indeed, sir. was
immersed in the baptistry."
THEIR WEDDING AND PRESENTATION
TO THE QUEEN.
Ofthese events the gentlemen and
lady gave very interesting account.
The wedding took place on June II,
at st. Martins church, Trafalgar
Square, London. AS bridal tour
they visited the "Siar and Garter
HOTEL" few miles from the city, and
passed two days in that fashionable
and expensive retreat. '
ut Is fine place." said the captain.
l"Our bill was oyer seventeen pounds,
and II was as long as my arm, every
incidental being pat down, ! have IL
framed ut homes ~ W. ny p
On returning to London they found
an order from the Queen awaiting
them, requiring them 10 present them
selves at Buckingham Palace ut
O'Clock on the 2lsi. They had prev
iously appeared before the Prince of
Wales and the members OF the Ma
sonic Lodge, Of which he 10 mem
Der, and 1t Is probable that lie had
aroused his mothers curiosity by his
description of them. w.
At the appointed time they were
graciously received, there being pres
| ent the Princess I.ouise mud Reatr;ca