Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-24

beidIers evident desire. Inc producron,
which aspires to be ''in honor of Washing.
ton, Lincoln and Cleveland is printed on
silk, trimmed with velvet and bound between
covers made from the headboard of bed in
which Lincoln is said once to have slept
when in Mount Pulaski many years ago.
Mr.. Beidler sent this metrical sandwich to
President Cleveland. He has effectually ad.
vertised himself as poet-Chicago News
Senator Stanford, the California million
aire, says that it is pleasant to be rich, but
that the advantages of wealth are greatly
over estimated II do not" he says, ''see
that a man who can buy anything he fan
cies is any better off than a man who can
buy what he actually needs There are, he
contends, positive disadvantages in being the
possessor of millions. For example, he and
his wife are tormented beyond expression by
the importantly of beggars, who solicit, i'm
plore, entreat and demand" money.
:, The Rev. DIR. John Hall is said to have
pOcketed, since last September, fully $4,000
in marriage fees One bridegroom gave
him a check for 5000 for tying the nuptial
knot DIR. Hall is worth 81, 600, 900; his total
income is at least 100000. His congrega-
ton is the wealthiest in New York. The
amount of Si00, ,0O0, 600 may be seen in his
church any Sunday morning. DR.. Hall has
a monopoly of the swell weddings. Brides
who desire to be i'll the fashion insist upon
being married by the millionaire clergyman.
The De Lesseps children are ten in num-
Der, and are remarkable to look upon be-
cause the eldest is hardly more than A.
This father of Panama fame is the "Grand
Old Man of Paris, and when he takes a
horseback ride on the Champs Elysees and
in The Bois' in company with half dozen
of his children, people turn and stare almost
affectionately at the little group until they
are nearly out of sight The girls are in
riding habits that make no pretense to fit,
and their hair streams in the wind as they
dash along. The boys are more trim in their
uniform school coats and trousers. In the
summer these strong and hearty children
have the appearance of being but half
clothed, for they all wear socks, girls as well
as boys Their dresses and knickerbockers
are half way above their knees, and the girls
have bare necks and arms. A photograph
of the Count De LeSSeps, who has the iron,
gray hair and mustache of man of 50,
although he is past so, taken with his chill
dren dressed in this fashion. may be seen in
most of the stationers' windows IN Paris.
Henry Tupper, one Of those knowing men,
was explaining to his wife and sister-in-law,
in Dubuque, the other day, how they should
conduct themselves in case their clothes
should accidentally catch afre The best
thing you can do" he said, ''is to rush out
and roll over and over in the snow It's easy
enough and a sure thing, if you only keep
your presence of mind. Here, I've got on
some old clothes, and I'll show you how it's
done" Heshowed them. He poured kero-
sene on his legs and then touched match to
them. All this happened in the kitchen
The unearthly, terrific yell Mr.. Tupper let
loose happened there, too, and then, like a
screaming, blazing demon, ne dashed for the
snow bank, via dining room, hall, stairway,
bedroom window and the top of the wood
shed. He got into the snow bank and rolled
over, just as soon as the presence of mind
which neglected to cast him into the bank,
just outside the kitchen door, would let HIM.
The hired man put out the fire in the house
and reSuscitated the ladies, who now not only
understand what to do in case their clothing
got on fire, but are fast learning that cotton,
moistened with cool cream, though a very
soothing application for parched flesh, will
not entirely check profane groaEs.