The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-04
LITTLE MEN VINO ARE FAMOUS.
Celebrities in England VINO Are Short
Of Stature, but Long on Brains.

Each man makes his own stature,
builds himself once wrote certain
by gone author. And, looking down the
list Of famous men Of to-day, it seems
as though the little men built best.
Take the present cabinet, for instance.
The shortest man is Mr. Lloyd George,
the chancellor Of the exchequer, who
measures 8 feet 7 in. Mr. John Burns
Is about the same height. although
broader, while Lord Morley i just over
s fl. IN, bis thinness and inclination
to stoop making him appear somewhat
less.
Mr. Asquith is fl. $ IN about an
inch and a half taller than Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, and three inches taller than
Lord Roseherry. The shortest man In
the House Of Commons BY the way, is
Mr.. Stephen Walsh, Labor member for
the lnee division of Lancashire. who il
only 5 f. I in. in height.
Mr.. George Grossmith, the popular
entertainer, who has just retired Il So
small that Mr. Coruey Grain once tucked
him under bis arm and carried him Of
the platform Corney could have done
the same with "Gee-Gee'" brother, Mr..
Weldon Grossmith, who Is about ) H. 0
it,, while Sir John Hare is only 5 Fl 4
in, Mr. Edmund Payne, the popular
Gaiety faForite, is perhaps the shortest
actor on the stage. Tie Is just over >
#. in.
J. NJ Barrie, who has been known to
play cricket. was once depicted ~
facetious cartoonist peeping over the
shoulder Of q cricket bat, as though 70
protect himself from one 81 Tom Rich
ardson's extra.special speedy deliveries
Mr. Barrie is not quite So small as that
but with his moustaches of and little
makeup he would pass for a very nice
EtOn boy Of fourteen or fifteen.
Mr. Barrie Il exactly fl ) Ia. in
height two inches taller than Alfred
Austin. the poet laureate. and an inch
shorter than Rudyard Kiplina, who Il
just #, Q in Thomas Hardy and Hall
Caine are only an inch taller. Turning
from authors to artists, one finds that
Il. a. Abbey, r. a.. and Sir Laurence
Alma Tadema are exactly 5 IT, in, in
height while Sir ". i poynter, tile pres
ident OF the ROYAL academy. Il just 5 #.
9 h. On the other hand, those two
famous artists Marcus Stone and Frank
Dicksee, are both over 9 #. in height,
the latter being it. ! In, and probably
the taliest Royal Academieian
It Is generally supposed that Lord
Roberts Is the shortest Of famous mill
tary men Of to-day Al q matter oi fact
he Is a fraction Of an inch taller than
General French who is exactly ) o. &
in. General Sir Evelyn Wood i just
over 5 #. Z in, Lord W'olseley being
Of the same height. Lord Kitchener Is
one Of the tallest men in the army,
standing 6 IT. in. il lis stockings
In the legal profession Lord Halsbury
holds the record for lack Of inches. He
Is not quite ) fl. 3 in. in height. Jus
tice Wright Is scarcely 5 It 8 in. while
Justice Darling Is Just over that height
The taIlest man in the world Of science
Is probably Sir Oliver Lodge, who is 6
fl. 3 I'M. while Lord Reay is only one
inch shorter. Lord Avebury and Sir
William Crooks are both the same
height namely, fit. In. the arehbish
op Of Canterbury and Rev r. ]. Camp
bell being also Of that height.
Sir Thomas Upton is one of the tall
st Of successful business men; and An.
drew Carnegie. who Is scarcely ) fl. s
nj. Is one Of the shortest. Among row
atty. the king Of Italy who is only 5
#. in. holds the record for lack Of
stature, while the king Of Belgium, on
the other hand, Is nearly 6 # 5 in.-
From Tit-Bits.