Salt Lake Times | 1890-09-05 | Page 4 | Men you Hear Of

MEN ' YOU HEAR OF." - Upon birthdays and at Christmas Mr. Cleveland always presents his wife with diamonds. The Spanish statesman, Castelar, is writing a life of Christ, and is also busy on a history of Spain. Col. Ingersoll believes that when he has lived through February he is safe for the rest of the year. Governor Hill is frequently a spectator specta-tor at the New York theatres. He has an especial fondness for "Castles in the Air." John G. Whittier has attended the small church of the Society of Friends la Amesbury, Mass., where he lives, for fifty years. . , Count Tolstoi recently expressed it as his opinion that tho work of all authors ought not to be published until after the writer's death. Mr. Gladstone frequently marks catalogues cata-logues of second hand books, and writes a note at the top requesting that the volumes vol-umes indicated be sent to him. One of the most persuasive orators in the national house of representatives is W. J. Stone, of Missouri. He is tall and thin and a typical southerner. He has straight black hair and high cheek bones and the gift of eloquence. Charles Coombs Tennant, a brother of Mrs. Henry M. Stanley, has arrived in America as advance agent for Stanley's lecture tour. Mr. Tennant is a tall, dark, fine looking gentleman who bears little resemblance to the picture of his sister. Old Marshal Canrobert has recently sold his country properties, and announces an-nounces that he shall spend the remainder of his days in Paris. It was Canrobert who twice checked Napoleon from making mak-ing an attempt to overthrow the republic. re-public. Capt. Kane, who successfully took the British war vessel Calliope to sea during the storm which drove several American men-of-war on the reefs at Apia, Samoa, has been made commander of the Inflexible, Inflexi-ble, one of the most powerful battle ships of the English navy. 1