The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-11
BELhEvILnn's BABIES. There was ex-

c,tement In Belleville, yesterday, and!
there was good deal of getting upl
early in ths morning. For the ST.
Olair County Agricultural aud Meohani.
Cal Association. under whose auspices
the lair that has just closed was held,
had advertised "baby show" sweep-i
stakes for oil comers. at half-past 81
O'Clock exactly the procession was
formed, and fifteen minutes later the
mothers were sented in Hiram Barfield'si
restaurant booth, and tho competing
babies wcrc seated on their laps. After
the babies wcre seated it WASH beautiful
sight. Thirty-four little noses evoked
admiration; sixty eight little fists alter.
nately churned tho air, and we're cram
med into thirty-four little mouths;
si1ty-ciGht little eyes wcre fixed upon
vacancy; sixty -eight little lungs were in
Hated, waiting for q starter; sixty eight
!it;le legs stuck out straight, and $40
little toes sawed tho air. 1t was beau.
tltul sight, and presently there arose a
sound not altogether as attractive az tho
sight. Then the committee went to
work aud the crowd looked on curl.
ously.
The committee was composed of Mr..
J. j. Van Court, Mra. j. B. Van Court.
Mrs. NJ. Stuckey, Mrs. VIM. Flescheit,
Mrs. Seitz, aud Mrs. Begole. This
babies were seated in rows, aud the ex-
aminers passed along, attentively re.
gHrdng each one, nnd then retired.
all WAS anxiety; and. as the mothers
tossed their infants to appease their
wrath. they glanced wistfully towr
their judges, who stood apart. At
!ongth the verdict WAS agreed upon, and
it WAS announced that the children
would he driven around the umphilheu-
lre before the decision was given. The
first prize, sewing machiuo, was
mounted in spring wagon, the com.
mittcc occupied the second, and eight
followed. filled with the babies aud their
uothers. Slowly they moved around
tue ring, while from out 10000 throats
poured noise like thunder. Overhead
tao trees waved their branches, as if in
ieotod with the enthusiasm that seized
oil who stood under their shadows.
Once moro the wagons drew up at the
booth and discharged their squalling
freight. Then the decision was an.
nounced. The blue ribbon was awarded
to Francis Victoria, aged one year,
daughter Of Mrs. Kate Phelphs, for be-
ing "the hnndsomest, best formed, most
sprightly. and finest for size and beauty
under two years" The prize was n $50
sewing machine. Tho buby is from
Chester. Chester County. The white,
ribbon, or second premium. was awarded
To thirtcauth months old baby. never
nanicd, the duughter of Mre. Edward
S'kkemnn, OF Be!lsville. Tho prize was
$50 III cash. The boqnet. or third pre-
MUM. Was awarded 10 twins, Margaret
aud Mary, nged four months, the
daughters Of Mrs. Josephins Schroeder,
OF Beileviie. The priz. WAS $40 in
, cash, offered by Mr.. A. G.. Butlgley, q
bachelor, and the Cashier Of tho Peo
pies Bank. There were pate fnces ms
verdict wa2 rendered, and there wc,e
| fearful eycsas thirty one mothers turned
away.
.MH FISLAY's New HEAD OF HAIR. =
Here is something remarkable: A
woman in New Haven was recently be-
r"ft OF her scalp by the idiosy OF
siait nnd belt. Tue doctors saw that
10 remedy the OWL they would have to
resort 10 .ransp!antlug, and SO they
actually succeeded in getting n gu uticicn,
number Of pisces from other people
heads to give this unfortunate woman a
now scalp. We hope those New Haven
doctors u-cd more discretion thau did
lie who attended IL man named Flulay,
who net with similar accident III
o:iskany, n. T.. some thirteen years
ago. Blts OF scalp from seventeen diff
.crcnt persons wore secured by this doc.
tor. aud adroitly stitched to tho head OF
Mr.. Finlay. When it was done, people
came miles to see Finlay's head, aud
F:nliy himself, with his checker board
Uranium. was the huppiest man in Oris
kany. Bat when the capillary glands
got in working order, and the huir CON
m.ncnd to grow, the top of The man S
head presented tho most extraordinary
spectacle on record. Tho doctor, who
was about half ths time in liquor. had
consulted expediency rather than judg.
nent. and secured that now scalp with
ont any reference to future develop
meuts. We never saw anything like it,
Here was tuft OF yellow hair, aud mex
to ii L bit Of black, and then n Il .me o.
red, md little like silk, and more lik.
two. w!ti! brown hair, and gray huir
and sandy hair. aud cream coiorcd hal
scattered over hia eutire skull. AND
VIII 1t It mad man that Finlay was, uud
nobody could blame him. He would
stand UP against the barn for IN hour q
l,n., and ct,h md uuaur ,,orx