Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1892-06-09
NUMBER 43
MASCULINE MENTOR.


Phil Armour, Chicago's great packer,
was at one time 4 miner Il q small way
near Folsom, Cal
Jay Gould carries id Lis purse n ten cent
piece which be declares was at one time
all that stood between him and = dead
broke condition.
Gladstone, Salisbury and Chamberlain
each has 4 Son in parliament, but the
younger men baye thus far achieved repu-
tation chiefly by being sons Of their respec-
tive fathers
Rev Winfield Scott Baer, the new secre-
tary Of the Protestant Episcopal diocese Of
Pennsylvania, and also secretary to Bishop
Whitaker, is a graduate of Girard college,
and was formerly a lawyer.
General Gallifet is the most popular mil
itary parsonage in France. He command
ed battalion Of the Versailles army dur
ing the Commune, and it was owing to his
energy that the insurrection was put down.
Signor Crispi. the great Italian states
man, il one Of the most hot tempered pub
lie men on the continent Absolute, irasci-
bic aAd intolerant Of opposition, even old
age has not sOftened the fire i'd his charac-
ter.
Dr. Frederick Hermann, who died re-
Gently at Heidelberg, was for forty years
surgeon to the university students, and al
most daily was patching up the wounds of
duelists. lie is said to have been present
at 10000 duels.
Chief Justice Field, Of the Massachusetts
supreme court. ID exceedingly fond Of chill
dren, and on returning to his home in RHt-
land square, Boston. from Judicial labors
he j. often To be seen romping with the
children Of the ncighborhood-
Mr.. Melvil Dewey, secretary of the board
of regents Of the University Of the State of
New York, il credited by the Albany f.
press with shortening his first name by
dropping the final "le,r some years ago,
being ayerse to the use of unnecessary LETT
tiers.
Judge Taft, one Of the recently appointed
federal circuit court justices, has directed
that all witnesses undergoing examina-
tions iii his presence shall stand, and attor-
neys are required to DO likewise His rea-
son for having witnesses stand is that a
hearing is thus expedited
r. Jefferson Coolidge, the new minister
to France, is notable for his kenefactions,
among others being the Jefferson physical
laboratory, Of Harvard, which he presented
to that college ut d cost OF $ll5, ,000 and bis
gift Of 4 library and Grand Army building
to the town Of Manchester-by-the-Se at
cost Of $4,000
David Powell, THE newly appointed gnv-
ernor Of the Bank OF England, is q much
Travelled man, with literary and artistic
tastes. He il described a. tall and re-
markably distinguished looking man Or
about fifty, with well cut features, large,
dark eyes and almost white hair, beard
and mustache
a. B. Crowell. of Virginia, has presented
to Secretary Blaine unique cane. The
rod is of Georgia pine taken from one OF
the Libby prison joists. The head is formed
Of knots Of roots from the battlefield III
Seven Pines and in them are iInbedded
three bullets which were picked up on the
battlefield Of Fair Oaks
President Harrison il not easily discon-
certed on state occasions, but when Hassan
Ben Ali. the Worlds fair commissioner
from Morocco, in IN interview at the
White House prostrated himself in true
oriental style and refused to rise until the
president had left the rooza, General Har-
rison hardly knew how to deal with his
visitor.
Prince Massino, whose superb old PAL
ace at Rome was the scene Uf dynamite
outrage, il nnn nf the gFnndsst and proud
est mobiles III haly RI ( Traces his descent
to the Fabiss Alaximns 81 the easliest
Roman times. His mother Was princess
Of The house ~ Savoy, NOW reigning in
Italy, while his wife II The hnif sister 0f
the late Con1te de Chamboni