The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-16
MASCULINE MENTION.

Count Won Munster combines the duties
Of ambassador with those of horse dealer.
M. Constans, the great French states
man, is strikingly like Mr.. Blaine in ap-
pearance.
The most precious life in the world is
that of Viscount Dudley, who has just
been insured for e1,2OO.000.
Officer Rollings, of Philadelphia, is said
to be the largest policeman in the United
States. He six feet eight inches in height
and weighs $40 pounds.
Henry C. Cook. tailor of Norwich,
Conn, has beard seven feet two inches
long 1t has been growing thirty years
His height is i've feet six inches.
w. K Vanderbilt's private secretary is
an Englishman, Frank Foster by name
He is about thirty years of age, six feet
tall, and very reserved and unapproach-
able man.
The Hon. John Bigelow, ex-minister to
France, is a tall, fine looking man of Ro-
man presence, with a snow white beard
and white hair. To assist him in walking
he carries a cane.
General Palmer, the new commander in
chief of the G. A R., is affable and has
many warm friends. He is an excellent
presiding officer, but a slow and not par
ticularly eloquent speaker.
Herman Celman, the South American
millionaire, owns a 100000 yacht, the
Southern Cross is only twenty-eight years
of age and has an income of $500, 900 year.
He is the only son of ex-President Gel
man of the Argentine Republic
Major Rathbone, of Ohio, the new fourth
assistant postmaster general, is forty-three
years old, and is one of the most expert
enced men in the service. He is hand
some fellow, a tbirty-second degree Mason
and wide awake business man
DR.. Newman Hall. the noted English
Congregationalist divine, is seventyfve
years old. The famous tract, Come TO
Jesus" of which he is the author, has had
a greater sale than almost any other re-
ligioas work excepting the Bible
Professor Harrington, the new chief Of
the weather bureau, is a rather stout man
of medium height. He is about forty-five
years old. There is short, bristly brown
beard on his face, and he has the dash of
man of unusual executive ability.
Rev. Phillips Brooks is said TO be the
fastest speaker in the world Verbatim
reporters who timed him found that he
speaks on an average of 2l2 words a min
ute. Stammering in his youth is account
able for his remarkable haste in speech.
Ex-Secretsry Bayard is growing heshy as
he advances in years, and bis fine height is
now balanced by a fair breadth of body. |
His face has become set in severe lines and !
his hair has whitened rapidly since death |
robbed him of his wife and his favorits |
daughter.
The Baddely brothers, who won the |
doubles lawn tennis championship in Eng /
land this year. and one OF whom won the 1
are 50 ike each other that l
it is said 70 De absolutely impossible 20 tell /
them apart unless they wear some dlstin- i
gushing mark in dress
Sergeant John Leirch. now citizen Of 1
indianapolis. was one Of the brave SIX 4
Hundred who rode up to the mouth Of the
guns at BaIaklavA he vas boy Of 1
seventeen when he enlisted at Nottingham |
in the Eighth HusSSrs. who formed a part /
Of the famous Light Brigade
Mr.. Sp1rgeon, the famous English speak
er, has found enough spare time IN his busy
life 10 become = Oosanist, foriculturist
and q practical landscape gArdeuer. And
bis Norwood residence has glass houses,
gardens and grouDds surron nding il which
are the envy Of the neigh Sorhood
Archbishop John Ireland. Of S. Paul. Is
taA, Of robast figure, with bread shoUl-
aers, and mas g large intellectual ksad-
bis astire is always plain II the pulpit
be Is somewhat awkward. but be speaks
With great fcres and earBeStnezs, and there
q Q delszhtful chsEa Abozf els orator..