The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-17
PEOPLE AND THEIR DolNGS.


Senator Stewart, of Nevada. has
never had a shave. His present 60
yearold hIrsute appenjage began ID
prout when he was Ii years old
Henry Bartling. Of Addison, ILL.,, has
been q postmaster for half century
His original appointment was by
President Pierce May 3. 1854 He IS
rs years old.
Peter Zen, the sexton of Christ
J., has for forty.three years tollel the
oen that called the people of the
countryside 70 worship Though u
he still attends to his duties with 2N.
mplary regularity
The governing committee OF the
arton club. London, has elected
lohn Wanamaker of Philadelphia
ma New York an honorary member
turing his stay in londen. This :
be FIRST time in its history that IA
lub has conferred such an honor up.
IN foreigner
Professor Bowdon who was O.
ears old on May 3, has spent more
ban half his life as professor of Eng
sh literature in the University OF
Dublin. lie has been besides a most
Interesting critic, a poet on his own
lccount, a Shabespearcan expert aud
he historian of French literature,
One Herr Schweiserhousen is ea-r-
ing a certain notoriety in Europe by
I vast wager of his own invention
Ie is to cycle 10000 miles in 1--WE
years; he Il 70 come In contact with
three kings, to kin wild animal nj
ach country, 70 write 100 articles
AXE l.0oO Photographs and deliver
100 lectures.
An American named Gay Is prac
IDEALLY king of an islanr Of 7o,oCo
lcres in the Hawaiian group lie and
Ills wife reign in kindly fashion oyer
100 natives, dG3ky people who arc
just as loyal as if they knew severa;
cords in English instead Of not a
word. The Gay industry is sheoprais-
ing, AMI it pays
That Austen Chamberlain assliu.
usly cultiyates his resemblance 10
his father no one doubts for a l1~
nent The monocle, the method OF
parting the hair and the peculiar cut
IF cuffs are obviously aids intended
70 enhance the naturally strong lika
ness The attitude OF the body when
Walking is identical in both mea
though this is probably a matter OF
Aeredity
Admiral Schley's personal me
noir3 are now in the hands Of ms
publisher and they will probably ap.
pear in about month The bCoa
sill tell the story Of the battle o,
Santiago and there viii be many lerc-
tofore untold incidents. The publish
cra are not yet ready to give out in
formation but many personal friend
Of the admiral say there is not an
unhinl word in the whole volume.
A St Petersburg journal relates
yhat General KuropatEin had urged
the late Verestchagin not to go to the
seat Of war at the beginning, but 20
pait till il was we'll under way. But
he painter was eager to witness tne
expected assault on Port Arthur, ana
thus met his death He was hard up
for money too, the sum which he
had received for his Napoleon Pr
lures having inst suihce1 10 pay ms
lebts.
Thus far New York has controu.
ted only two presidents by election
Van Buren, aud Cleveland New York
has contributed nine vice presidents
howcyer-Burr, Clinton, TomphIns
Van Buren,. Fillmore, Wheeler. hr-
,hur Morton and Roosevelt. Van ;iu.
rem went to the presidency by cleo
non Immediately altcrwarl AMI Fill
more Arthur ana Roosevelt attained
hat office through me death Of the
elected incumbent.
The fact that the lpto-latc mikado
+ Japan sleeps in a European ben
does not seem anything to be sue
priscl at until il is remembered that
ir,o009op OF his subjects prefer III
hcor li5 majesty does not stop
hort at his one foreign custom. but
wears European clothes, u8as a knife
ma FORK in preference TO chopsticLa
ana rides in a carriage that wou,'
not attract particular attention in g
Chicago boulevard but for the 20
eeous livery of the men on The box.