The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-09
THE HUMAN PROCESSION

The Earl of Lytton, grandson of Bull wer I1ytton, the novelist, and son of Owen Meredith,'' the poet, was born in Sinla thirty-seven years ago today. His father, thes first Earl and states man and diplomat as we'll as a poet, was the viceroy of India, and his reign was marked by the great Delhi durbar at which Queen Victory was proclaim ed Empress of India The eminent son of an eminent father resigned the vice. royalty in 1880 and returned to Eng land to devote himself to literature. His best known work, "Lucile.'' sem satfonal novel in verse, was written long before this, however, in 1860. While the critics declare that it is by no means the equal of his maturer lit erary efforts, sLa1ci1Ie'' is still widely read, and many of it's lines, especially ethe one which declares that civilized man cannot live without cooks are frequently quoted The first Earl died in 1891. His father, Bu1wer-Lyttonr held the title of baron, and was the son of General Bulwer Thousands of read find enjoyment in his romances, which include Eugene Aram,' 2 ''The Last Days of sPompeii,s' Ernest Maltrav- CTS, ,,' What VIII He Do With It" and others almost equally as well kno own. He was also the author of several plays
 
 statesman. Knebworth House, the seat of the present Earl and of his father and grandfather before him, is in Hertfordshire, and came into the pos session Of the family when General Earle Bulwer, father of the novelist, married Elizabeth Babara Lytton, the heiress of the estate. A brother of the Earl of Lytton, the Hon. Neville Ste plren Lytton, has for some time held the English amateur tennis champion- shop.
 Marvin Hughitt. who transformed | the Chicago & Northwestern railway from a streak of rust into a, great l Transportation system, was born 1T l Cayuga county, N. Y, seventy-si1 years ago today. He commenced his railway service as a telegraph opera l tor on the Chicago & Alton road, al l the age of fifteen, and was still little vision superintendent and later genera superintendent of the Illinois Central l His next step upward was as assistan l general manager of the St Paul, ant l in 1871 he became general manager O the Pullman company. His connection with the Chicago & Northwestern be
 gan in 1876, when he was appointed general mana ger In 1887 he becam, l president of the system. Since the1
 he has been prominent in other roads l and is a director of the Union Pac1d and New York Central lines.
 Charles NAgel, who was secretary 0
 commerce and labor in the cabinet o President Taft, was born in Colorad county, Texas, sixty-four years ag' today. Since the termination of hi I official duties he has practiced law il I St. Louis. and is counsel for severa big corporations. It Is said that man, l years ago MT. Nagel was offered Tiff I contract providing for a salary of $20, 900 a year and an annual vacation 0 six. months if he would devote himse1 -l exclusively to the legal business of l certain trust but refused it. MI
 Nage1 was admitted to the bar fort,
 years ago and has practfced law il
 St. Louis ever since. with the excep ton of the four years spent in Wash
 ington as a member of President Taft
 ofhciaf family.