The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-04-28
4 fian Of Giant Strength.

practical farmer.
I. l;ian Of Giant Strength.
Judge Parker is six feet tall and
man of giant strength. His shoulders
are broad and his chest deep. His
niUncies. developed by hard work on
the farm ard by daily horseback rid
Ing. are The muscles Of an athlete. He
slopes perfectly az a man should, from
his shoulders to his feet, and in spite
of his nearly ffty-two years and his
weight of 1876 pounds his step is as
light as boys. and he can vault into
the saddle with ease.
His face is that Of a country bred
man. strong and full Of color. The
eyes are large and of an agreeable
brown; lionlike eyes but for the kindly
expression. One notices the eyes first
and then the immense jaws and formi-
dable round chin. The lower part of the
face is heavy, but not brutal. 1t has
a powerful line and outward thrust
that suggest tremendous will power.
The mouth is large and masculine,
with thick lower lip. The upper teeth
are big, fiat and white. The lower teeth
are smaller. The coarse, tawny mus
tache goes we'll with the brilliant brown
eyes and the reddish brown hair.
The judges nose is aquiline. He
has high cheek bones, but the charac-
teristic is not marked. His high, broad
1t is a singularly symmetrical brow,
showing penetration, observation, am
bition and energy. The block head Is
not large and is somewhat straight, 80
that it does not balance with the great
jaws and the fighting chin.
Nowhere in the face or head is there
suggestion of craft. Nor is there
anything stdewise or sly In the eyes.
They look at you straight. The prac-
teal and logical dominate the tmagi-
native qualities-impulse is slave to
will. The lack Of wrinkles between
the eyebrows and the smooth forehead
his mind without the great effort
which contracts the facial muscles.
Judge Parker dresses well and al
ways in dark colors, usually grays.
His ordinary attire is a cutaway coat
Of rough gray cloth and gray trousers.
He wears a standing collar and sim
pie black cravat, held by a small pearl.
Few men are more decorous or careful
in their dress. In spite Of his passion
he usually dresses three times q day
for riding, for business and for dinner.
And his clothes fit him, which cannot
be said Of most men in public life.
Dignity Suggests Great Power.
There is grave dignity as we'll as
suggestion of immense power in Judge
Parker which goes we'll with bis black
silk robe when he presides in the court
of appeals. He is the youngest man
in the row Of judges. he is attentive
to argument and keeps his eyes stead
lily on the lawyer who may be plead
ing. His courtesy to lawyers Is well
known. When he makes q ruling ne
does not waste words. 1t Is useless To
argue; the thing is done. All his asso'
ciates say that he does everything IN
his power to save them from unneces'
sary work, and 1t is indicative OF bis
nature that he Is the only member OF
the court of appeals who Is always
present when the court Is open. The
other Judges take their weeks on regu'
larly, but Judge Parker serves every
day of the session, SO that there shall
always be some one on the bench ia.
miliar with every ruling or agreement
made in court.
AS the judge sits high up In the great
oaken hall Of justice, with ats bronze