Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-17
MASCULINE MENTION.

N. Dc Cisparede, the Swis minister. has
several children who are being educated In
their nstivs country.
A peerags has been prepared Tor the 90.
ceptance Of ]. J. Colman. the mustard
manipulation Of London.
Bishop Phillips Brooks strongly con.
dennis the holding Of secret sessions OF 70
ligious conventions ~ un-American and
un-C hristianlike.
FA. Charming. who has been sent TO
parliament from East Northamptonshire,
= son Of the famous Boston Unitarian
minister Of that name.
Baron Hirsch, the Hebrew philanthro-
pist, n expected TO make . visit In Phila.
delphia next summer when be comes 70
this country to attend the Worlds fair.
Mr.. Gladstone says that the four authors
who have had the greatest influence 10
the formation of his mind are Dante, Arts
totle, Bishop Butler and 81. Augustine.
Edward Blake. NJ. p, though one OF the
warmest supporters OF the Nationalist
party, 10 an aristocrat BY birth and In.
stinct. and . protsctionist By training and
choice.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale has . step 20
quick and voice no vigorous that not see
ing him one would never suspect that he
was white haired man over seventy years
Of age.
Daniel Boone's bones rest In his beloved
Kentucky, incased In the cherry wood
coffin which he framed with his own hands,
and into which he used to get to zee how II
would ht him.
Herr Finckel, the Danish inspector Of
south Greenland. who has not left his
bleak domain for twenty-seven years, IL an
erect, dignifed man. with snow white hair
and mustache.
Charles Francis Adams In no admirer OF
Christopher Columbus and thinks It would
have been quite a. well II America had not
been discovered for hundred years after
he advertised its existence.
Rev. DR.. David Greer. pastor Of st. Bar
tholomew's Episcopal church. New York,
having sufficient private income for his
own needs, turns over his entire salary OF
si5, 900 year for the relief u the poor.
Hubbard L. Smith, who wrote the music
of "Listen to My Tale Of VICE." IL q clerk
I'm the treasury department and favorite
In society at the capital. He IL Hoosier
by birth and once travelled In Francis VII.
sons company.
Private Pretzchan, 9 feet ~ inches In
height, the tallest soldier In the German
army, was lately photographed with the
smallest private In the army standing by
his side. aud copy has been hung In the
emperor's study.
Ex-Governor William ID. Meriwether, OF
Kentucky, who celebrated his ninety.third
birthday recently. was Henry Clay's sue
cessor In the United States senate. He
was afterward appointed governor OF New
Mexico by President Pierce.
Count William Stahrenberg, who won
the first prize In the long distance ride be-
tween Berlin and Vienna, Ii one OF the
smallest men In the Austrian army. He Is
dapper, trim little man, and OF exceed.
ingiy delicately built figure. Notwithstand.
ing this he Is practically made OF muscle.
Media, Pa, Is the home OF four OF the
largest families In the United States-that
of Samuel Field. who has twenty eight
children; Joseph Chandler. who II the
proud father of twenty five children; james
Barrett, with record Of sixteen. and VII.
liam Wright. who has fifteen little WriRhts
to feed.