The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-02-09
THE BIGGEST MEN.
Americans Who Are Much Taller
Than the Average.
The Heaviest Man in the World
is in India.

The biggest man in the world, ac-
cording to the authorities at Brob-
dingnag, is an American, John Craig
of Danville, Ind, who weighs S23
pounds, and is often seen by the dazed
sojourncrs in that peaceful little vii
lage wheeling his six-monlhs-o baby
along the streets in a perambulator.
This procession of Craig Junior and
Senior illustrates one of the remarka-
BILE qualities of the contemporary gi-
ants-hc is neither the father nor the
son of giants. johnny Craig, Jr., Of
Danyilc, is not above the average size
of children of his age, and it is said
that this Jact causes his father much
secret sorrow.
The biggest man in New York, and
in other respects one of the most in
tercsting, is John A. Seaton, the col
ored watchman in the Equitable Build
ing OH Lower Broadway. Mr.. Sealon
is feet7 1-2 inches in height, and is
30 symetrically proportioned that his
256 pounds give him, if anything a
statucsque, not to say slender. appear
ance. lie is quiet and unobtrusive in
his demeanor and partakes of that
good nature which is said to be gen.
orally characteristic Of giants-that is,
giants of today in old times the giants
seemed to spend most of their time
roaming with large clubs through
dense forests in bad humor, and
hungering greatly after human food.
The biggest dentist in the world,
who is in all probability the most gi-
gantic professional man of the time,
and who is said by people who ought
to know to be by all odds the biggest
man in Paris, was observed not long
ago strolling along Fifth avenue in
Ncvv York. He is DIR. G.. G.. Daboll,
who used to live in Buffalo, but cmi-
grated to the French capital fired by
the brilliant professional success of
Dr.. Evans, who is said TO have put
cold into half the crowned heads in
Europe. 1t is darkly whispered about
the Paris boulcvards that DIR. Daboll
does not need forceps TO pull teeth
with, but is able to seize the offending
molar between his fingers and thumb
and dexterousy lift it from its socket.
This may be only a canard. But it. is
a matter of history that DR.. Daboll
was once sent for to come from Wash
ington and give dental attention to a
president of the United States. He is
6 feet 10 inches high and remarkably
broad-shouidcred for his height.
One of the tallcst men i'll this coun-
try and, until further evidence, the
tallcst, is James Murphy of Bridge
Creek, Colquilt County, Ga, common
ly known as "Big Foot JIM" lie
stands 7 feet high in his stocking feet
and weighs 2Go pounds. Mr. Murphy
wears a No. 15 shoe and, as he is said
to have a will of his own, no doubt
accomplishcs something when he puts
| his foot down.
The strongest man in the Northwest
is l.. T.. Kendall of Seattle. On the
occasion of u recent test of his extra
ordinary power NJ. Kendall agree to
put from shoulder TO arms length a
| 10-pound dumbbell oftencr than eight
strong men could do it. Eight of the
most vigorous looking laborcrs at
work grading about .hc County Court
house werc matched against him.
Kendall kept time with each of them,
and after the eighth had eivcn up
from sheer exhaustion smiled pleas
antly and ran his score up to an even
thousand. He has brother who
holds the worlds championship al
putting up dumbbells.-LSt. Louis Re
public.