The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-07
SENATOR NORRIS.
Talks About the Newspaper Men In the
ssGaxette."

.O0xettes
Richie Gazette.
1t is remarkable fact, although
paradoxical, it must be admitted,
that many of the worlds greatest
men have been small Of stature.
Sheridan was known as Little Phil"
the world over George b. Mcclellan
was of but little larger build. Ma.
poleon's nickname, "The Little Cor
poral," is a household word in every
civilized country. "The Iron Duke"
the Duke of Wellington, was often
twitted ON account of his small
stature and big nose. General Lord
Woolsley is said to h~ ridiculously
small, and to he comp, lied to shorten
his stirrups until the, would hardly
serve ten-ycar old hoy when he
rides horseback. Ones mind eye Ia
likely to picture Glad one az giant
both physically and Intellectually,
but it remains fact hat the Grand
Old Man is but feet inches high.
But Webster, DIR. Samuel johnson,
Leibnilz, were men 1T tremendous
size. So are Phillips Brook and
Justice Gray, Of the Supreme Court.
Wesley, Watts, John Quincy Adams,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Won Moltke,
the late Herr Windhorst, the famous
opponent of Bismarck. were small,
while Bismarck is huge. General
Grant was small rather than large,
though in fact mediu sized man.
The only moral of such collections
is that great men are Of all sizes, from
Little King Pepin to p ter the Great
Among the great men of West
Virginia the same par dox exists.
Col. Robert McEldowney of the
Wetzei Democrat is about the size
of an elephant with lis trunk pack
ed.
Julian E. Fleming, the Morgan
town New DOMINION, is sweet, smart
and small
Meekins Dawson, late of the Pres
ton County journal, End the Hon.
Albert b White. of the Parkersburg
State Journal are slender, snappy
and superb. The former Is mob
Jesse oblige brunette, and the latter
is bewitching blond with fair CON-
plexion and auburn hair.
James W. Holt, Of the Grafton
Sentinel, weighs probably ten pounds
more than an eight of IA ton. He is
bald, beautiful and postmaster.
Stuart +. Reed, of the Clarksburg
Telegram is about half and half in
size. Although married several
times in the newspapers, he has no
wife. Youth, innocence, integrity
and ability shine all over his massive
brow.
Jim McGlothliL of the Ravens
wood Ne,os, is about the size Of u
lump of chalk Speaking of brows,
his extends to the back of his neck.
His career is illuminated by sense
and fine cattle.
George W. Tippett, Of the Pt.
Pleasant Register, is large, lean, lank
and voluble. His grand children
now number seven.
Major Barb. of the State journal,
is tall and unmarried. Kent Loomis,
is of the same paper, and he would
make one rather unusually tall man.
From this il may be inferred, and
correctly, that LOOMS would be a
very short lightning rod, so far ms
length is concerned. However, he
must weigh eighty Or ninety pounds.
L. Theodore McDougal, ~ he
Ceredo Advance, is scarcely Of mcd-
ium heigh and happy father.
Fleming of the buckhannon BIN
ner, is small for a man of his agc sni
experience
Workman, of the Lincoln Citizen.
is of medium height, graceful snd
only partially bald.
Miller, of the Putnam Democrat.
is weird, witty and way up.
Slidell Brown, of the Kingwood
Argus, is under medium size, and
will commit matrimony with an I'M
fortunate Preston county girl before
long.
Miss Livia Simpson. Of the Pt.
Pleasant State Gazette, IL not
great man, but certain correspond
ent of the Wheeling Register claims
that her tongue alone weighs a ton.
Reber, of the Charleston Tribune,
is about the size Of Napoleon the
First, and has the same military APP
pearance Napoleon is dead, Rebcr
is not
There are other editors of weight
in the State. All of tlirm have more
or less stature. Some are long and
some are short Even great men are
sometimes troubled IN the latter
particular. The editors Of West
Virginia do not deserve both injus.
tice and delinquent sn scribers, and
as the latter are always with them.
this article is dedic ted to their
stature, weight and merits.
The consciousness of having
ro,,oJ, n hand for arour m, n n nouta