The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-15
ODD Traits Of Men You Know.

Gen. John M Brennan has habit,
when worn out by business or politics,
OF going to bed Saturday afternoon and
staying in bed until Monday morning.
He takes his meals with accustomed regu-
larity and sleeps the rest OF the time. He
says sleep Is great reireshment and
day II bed is often as beneficial as Q
summer vacation.
High Sheriff Hunter c. White makes 1t
practice never to smoke cigars that are
gwen him unless he sees the box out OF
which they come. He keeps them 10 give
to callers.
Mr.. Charles E. Longley, the retail
clothing king, besides has sl00, 900 life in
surance, has two clerks, spring lock
door AMI an inside Office TO protect him
from stfolling advertising solicitors.
Rev. Floyd W. Tomklns, Jr., begins
the preparation of his sunday sermon on
the preceding Monday, finishes 1t on
Tuesday, let's il null over Wednesday,
on Thursday discaTus hat he haE pre-
pared, starts new one one Frid ay, edits
II down on Saturday and then g ces into
the pulpit on Sunday and breaches one
of the best sermons in town that he has
developed over his fish balls and coffee
that morning.
Ex-Alderman Myron II. Fuller wears
two unnershirts, summer and winter.
President Il. b. Andrews of Brown
University makes II an invaria bic practice
to study deeply into whatever subject Is
To come up at any gathering he expects
to attend, and tnen prepares himself TO
take the oppoaiie side.
Dir. Richard 5. Rowland, editor of The
Journal, frequently sits down at the
tpyesetting machines and puts his own
articles into type. lie does not, however,
set the proof corrections.
Architect Alfred Stone takes pride in
having on hand more things than he can
find time to attend TO than any man in
town.
Attorney Rsthbone Gardner makes ii a
rul q never TO change his mind oftener
than once week.
Mr.. George A. Youlden has q mania
that has occasioued his friends and the
family physician no little anxiety. He
wants to build at least two houses a day
for every day in the year until he Is 90
Mr. Goodman A Cast, president OF the
Society for the Consideration OF Other
Folks Troubles claims that the New En-
gland habit OF eating baked beans on
Saturday night is all wrong. He eats
his on Monday morning.
Landlord Humphreys OF the Narragan-
sett Hotel walks four miles every even
ing after supper, rain or shine.
Amasa NJ. Ea.on, Esq, is passionately
fond OF photography and has one OF the
finest collections OF amateur phot ograpns
in the city of Providence.
3 nct huOWu,
that General Charles X. Brayton rides a
bicycle.
MIR. Marsden j. Perry. of electric light,
trolley and New England Railroad fame,
has his beard trimmed once every two
weeks, always by the same barber ana
the cutting is gauged by millimeter.
Mr.. Perry has often Travelled a thousand
miles 10 keep his date with the barber.
Ex-Governor 1add rarely smokes. put
nibbles at the end of a small cigar that
costs 10 cents straight. He uses two day.
Merchant John Shepard, Jr., though
club man and sportsman, never uses to-
becco in any form and Is abstemious al
most 10 the point OF strict prohibition.
Councilman william y. Vaughan sleeps
eight hours regularly every night, but
he il awake most OF the rest OF the time.
Ex-Governor ID. Russell brown IL fond
of horseback riding and l.ithia water.
lie cares for no other rastftne and neither
uses spirits nor tobacco.
Mr.. Samuel A. Nightingale, the real
estate magnate, Is as regular and precise
in his daily habits as national hank. lie
never wears his coat urbutttoncd and he
has Tor 20 years walked rom his resi-
dence 20 his odice,at pace that meas.
ures invariably the same number oil
steps TO he mile.
United States Collector Francis l..
years. This was the year.
Ills Honor Mayor Olncy neither drinks,
smokes nor talks politics.
Ex-Governor John w. Davis OF the
State House CoTnmi'o on never partske'