Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-12
MEN TALKED ABOUT.

Personal Paragraphs Clipped from thu
Exchanges-Gossip of the Press.
King Humbert of Italy drinks nothing but
water at state dinners.
The late Chief Justice Waite was 7e when
he died. Justice Bradley is IS, Matthews "a,
Harlan 65, Blatchford 6S, Gray 90, Field ~
Miller t2 and Lamar 63
President Cleveland carries a photograph
of his wife in his watch case The watch has
kept perfect time since the picture was in
serted Before that it was apt to be some
what erratic.
Gen. Malone is one of the notable peopls
in Washington, who refused to bend the knee
to the dress suit and the silk hat He dresses
as he pleases, and his attire is always pict-
uresque if not strictly in accordance with the
decreesyof fashion.
Ben Butler is said to be an excellent cook,
and he prides himself particularly on his skill
in concocting marvellous salad dressing, OF
which he alone knows the secret. He also
has the knack Of broiling lobster in a way
to tempt the palate of an epicure.
Prof. David Swing, the celebrated Chicago
divine Is a diligent student. He rises before
8 O'Clock each morning and rarely retired
before twelve at night. His hard work is
done in the forenoon The professor is fond
Of clocks and his collection is second only to
that of George W. Childs, of Philadelphia
Count Tolstoi's latest eccentricity for an
aristocrat is to organize and place himself at
the head of temperance society at Mockar,
called the ''Society Of the Temperate" The
The members are pledged not to drink in
toxicating liquors Of any sort, nor to sell
them or offer them to anybody, but to labor
to convince others, and especially children,
Of the dangers Of intemperance.
jefferson Davis resides in typical SOUTH
ern home at Beauvoir, Miss, a great white
building, with huge pillars supporting it and
a wide veranda running quite around it.
The house has a spacious hall and large airy
rooms, SO built that each can catch the sea
breeze that comes of Mississippi sound. Ex
tensive lawns stretch to the left and right,
and handsome oak and magolia trees give a
grateful shade
According to The Chicago Mail, Mr. Il.
W. Seymour, the new editor Of The Her
aid Of that city, used to be telegraph editor
Of The Chicago Times, when that paper was
notorious for its sensational headlines, and
it was he who put the caption "Jerked TO
Jesus" over the news of . hanging. But he
did it only at Mr.. Storey's dictation, and far
from being proud of it now regrets that he
sver did such work.
Signor Crispi, the premier Of Italy, is thus
described by an Italian deputy: at is al
ways difficult to know what he wants and
what he means to do He is a man of i'm
pulse, not apt to weigh his words or acts.
His decisions depend in large part on the inn
pressions Of the moment. He gets excited
easily, and is capable Of doing the most fool
ish thing when angry. In the chamber Of
deputies he is master naither Of his words nor
gestures. The least thing is apt to ruffie
him. and at any moment he may fly of the
handle'"
John Sherman Is just two inches shorter
than was Abraham Lincoln, and Sherman
first met Lincoln at Wizards hotel in WASH
ington. 1t was in February, 1861, and Lin
coin had come on for his Inauguration Sher-
man called to see him, and Lincoln's first
sslutation on shaking hands was: And SO
you're John Shermanr' He then looked over
Sherman from head to foot, and said: "Well,
Pm taller than you are, anyway. Let's
measurelr The two then backed themselves
up against each other, and the result was
that Lincoln's head came two inches above
that Of Sherman. Senator Sherman has ac-
quired the faint semblance of a stoop, but
his thinness makes him look even taller than
be is.
John Bright lives, when in the country, in
Q stately red brick house on the outskirts Of
Rochdals, Lancashire, called "One Ash" A
maid servant answers the visitors bell, and
q collie dog trots at her heels. In London