Milford chronicle., 1888-04-20
BRIEF MENTION.
MEN TALKED ABOUT.

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EVehanges-GoSsip OF the Press.
King Humbert of Italy drinks nothing bul
water ut state dinners
The late Chief Justice Waite was 70 when
he died. Justice Bradley is %, Matthews g.
Harlan 55, Blatchford 0S, Gray 60, Field -
Miller ~ 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 peopl
in Washington, who refused to bend the knee
to the dress suit and the silk hat He dresse,
as he pleases, and his attire is always pict-
uresque if not strictly in accordance with the
decreessof fashion
Ben Butler is said to be an excellent cook,
and he prides himself particularly on hisskill
in concocting a marvellous salad dressing, of
which he alone knows the secret. He also
has the kuack Of broiling a 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
6 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 eccent11city for an
aristocrat is to organize and place himself at
the head of a 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 a typical south
ern home at Beauvoir, Miss, a great white
building, with huge pillars supporting it and
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 off 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. II.
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 a hanging. But he
did it only at Mr.. Storey's dictation, and far
from being proud of it now regrets that he
ever did such work.
Signor Crispi, the premier of Italy, is thus
described by an italian deputy; "It 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 neither of his words nor
gestures. The least thing is apt to rufIle
him, and at any moment he may fly off the
handle'p
John Sherman is just two inches shorter
than was Abraham Lincoln, and Sherman
first met Lincoln at Wizards hotel in Wash
ington, It was in February, 1861, and Lin
coin had come ON for his Inauguration Sher-
man called to see him, and Lincolns first
salutation on shaking hands was: "And so
you're John ShermanF He then looked over
Sherman from head to foot, and said "Well,
I'm taller than you are, anyway Let's
measurer 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 stoop, but
his thinness makes him look even taller than
he is.
John Bright lives, when in the country, in
a stately red brick house on the outskirts of
Rochdale, Lancashire, called cone ASH A
maid servant answers the visitors bell, and
a collie dog trots at her heels. In London
Mr. Bright occupies a house on Piccadilly,
overlooking Green park, right in among all
the great houses of that great town. The
Duke of Devonshire, the Duke of Wellington
and the Rothschilds live within call Mr..
Bright does not wear the regular Quaker
dress, though he attends meetings, and oc-
casionally breaches. He always appears in
black broadcloth. A high old fashioned col
lar encircles his neck, and is set off with
black silk tie. This style Of dress is worn
the year rouud, except when Mr.. Bright goes
fishing; then he gets himself up in true
sportsman's costume.
Prince Henry, the Emperor Frederick's
second son, smokes his pipe in the English
fashion, and smokes it morning, noon and
night You could meet him, when he was at
San Reno, strolling about after breakfast,
with well cOlored English short clay, or
Guilty. In the afternoon, he made just this
sacrifice to fashion-he changed the clay for
a brier root 1t is related of him in San
Reno that, going to church one Sunday
afternoon, he started with his prayer book
under his arm and his brier root well alight
in his mouth. A young English friend of
his, who was staying at San Reno, ventured
on a mild remonstrance. "A1y dear boy,n
said the young English dandy, ''you are not
going to church with that thing in your
mouth" Prince Henry took the pipe out Of
his mouth, and looked at it. 81 beg your
pardon, old fellow, he said; Il forgot it was
Sunday" He ran back home with the brier
root, and reappeared with a meersehaum.
Roscoe Conkling's hair is getting thinner
ON the top Of his head, and one with sharp
eyes can see the outline of his skull back Of
the forehead. The scalp is Of the ruddy tint,
which makes the brow look little fevered,
and which deepens in color on his cheeks and
neck so that the man seems as if he were
blushing. Still, it is only his usual healthful
glow, heightened by the increasing whiteness
Of his hair That famous curl over the mid
die of his forehead, which his caricaturists
used to burlesque so sharply, has lost its old
time glory, and has dwindled so that it is only
a small image of its old self There used to
be told story tha6 Senator Conkling wore
the curl to conceal a scar which he had re-
ceived from horse when a lad. The scar
must have been small and slight, for it is
pretty hard to see anything Of it now that the
curl has retreated.