Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-07-17
MASCULINE MEMIlON.

Fy President Hayes declares there IL no
truth whatever In tho statement that lie Ia
growing feeble in mind or body
President Carnot Of France receives
$4,000 per aunum az salary and a like
sum for rent aud travelling expenses.
Cyrus Small, superintendent of the Bos-
ton police, recently entered upon the for
tieth year of mis- service in that department.
Colonel Jacob Rupert, Jr., OF Governor
Hills staff is the owner Of three St. Ber-
nard dogs which he bought in Eutope for
sl2,O
Sir John Macdonald signed all the petit
tions that came along, including one to
himself asking for the Communication of
a death sentence.
NJ. EiTel, who conceived the tower in
Paris, lives up on the Jungfrau, in the
Swiss Alps. He has obtained permission
to build railroad up the mountain.
Senator German, Of Maryland, In a man
of unpretentious ways and quiet tastes.
His attire Is plain and he does not appear
at first view to be the political leader that
lie Is.
One Of the most remarkable looking men
in the south is Captain James J. White,
who succeeded General II. L. Les at the
helm Of the Washington aud Lee univer-
sity. Captain White is about 6 feet .
inches.
The bold juryman who put pointed ques-
tons to the Prince Of Wales Ia the baccarat
trial, is Goddard Clarke a successful Lon
don business man, who Is said to resemble
ex-senator Blair somewhat in personal APP
pearance.
Edison looks when at work like boy
apprentice. Iii, manner and speech are
very boyi,h. Buttuc fire OF genius shines
In his keen, gray eyes, and the clean cut
| most rils and broad forehead indicate strong
mental activity.
General Wolselcy, who is in command Of
}he British forces in Ireland Is ffty-eght
wears old and probably the best soldier in
England. He is a native Irshman and the
son OF II soldier. lie entered the service at
eighteen as an ensign
/ August Belmont, although he has as
sumed the management of the big bank
/ ing house finds time for all kinds Of sport.
lie has two yachts, IL kennel Of fox terriers,
drives a coach and tandem, and has good
stable Of saddle and coach horses.
Police Inspector Byrnes is one Of the best
dressed men in Now York, aud while very
quiet in tone, his clothes are always Of the
best and perfect in lit. Observers have en-
deavorcd to find the inspector wearing the
same suit Of clothes twice in one week, but
wit hout success.
Lord Coventry of whom so much has
been heard in the Gordon-Cunming trial,
is the principal steward of the Jockey club,
the final authority on racing matters, and
! chairman of the tribunal before whom all
offenders against the laws Of the turf and
of betting are tried.
Elibu Thomson, the Boston electrician,
who is regarded as Edison's most fcrmid-
able rival, IS slender young man with
clear cut features, a small brown mus
tache and wavy brown hair. lie is q bright
talker, a good listener, and Is very popular
among the electricians of the east.
Hiram $. Maxim, who has been styled
the most versatile Inventor in the world,
is tall, well built man Of Hfty-lve, with
a strong face that is ornamental by a
bristling gray imperial He is now manu-
featuring guns in England. and devotinG
lis attention to an electrical firing ma
chine.
An Austrian officer who used 70 see
Baron Hirsch at Monte Carlo, says that
the famous philanthropist would never
risk more than "A dollar or two at time
His theory was that one who appreciated
the value of money could get just as much
excitement by gambling with a twenty
franc piece as if lie ventured a larger
amount
Schweinfurth, the Illinois religious i'm
postor is unusually careful in his attire
for false prophet. The negiGe costume
in which he appears ut the breakfast table
would do credit to tie TASTE OF man of