Show duke duka of wallington the iron duke has always been a mystery I 1 have read that he was wag six feet tour four inches tall I 1 have read lead also that he was only five feet six inches historians tell us lie he was anywhere 8 from five feet six indies inches to five cire feet eleven inches there aie e s some rne things seemingly very sirop it II Is impossible ty to establish its ils is one ot of them historians are still guessing the height of julius caesar the size of cannibals Hanni bals head the weight of 0 alexander the great and the general dimensions mens men tons of solomon why we are not even sure of the stature of 0 georg washington it might be believed that napoleon alexander the great and jay gould were of the same size three bumptious little chaps and it Is common belief that charlemagne arling the bold frederick the great robert bruce sir william wallace gen winfield scott and richard coeur de lion were all top botchers old russ niss and feathers formed in the prodigality of nature leading in girth and spight new york press |