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New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
Foreign exchange closed strong, selling raj
being l2a q below annexed quotations:

Money was frmcr, lending on call at 4N0 per
cent ON United States bonds and to on stock
collateral until late. when balances were offered at
Dig The quotations of mercantile paper ana OF
rates of domestic exchange are as last gwen.
ihe United States Treasurer at Washington To-
day received $4,000 National bank notes Tor re-
demptiOn. The custom receipts were S3OO,oOo
and The internal revenue receipts $500, 900. The
following is the Clearing House statement to-day
Currency exchanges, $6S,229,274; currency bal
ances, SO, ,776, 633; gold exchanges. S7,7lO,4o2; (;
gold balances, S7Gl, l12.
In London. consols were firm at 947lG for money
and 94lI 10 for the account. United States bonds
also were strong; 1868 at 1O5lll6 101Os at llol2
new 5s at l0S7s ana new 4l2s at 1863. We quote
American railway securities irregular as follows :
Enc common 1S's, preferred 81, New-Jersey
Central 3o2 mTG GeD gt ama a be
Rank OF England tO-lay was gain OF fs8.0OO, Il
total in six days Of E714,000 Rentes in Paris were
Wells. Fargo d Co.'s express has declared a semi
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
THE STATE OF TRADE.

LIVERPOOL Dec. 1s.-Pork-Easern dun AZ 49,; Western
d N at 40 Cumberland Cut Guli at zOi SlOIt
isib duh 20 Gear duh a. 236d; SNORT I,tMl
Rt Hams-Iong tut dull At 3l' SnouiueI
du A. ~ g. Teef-Infa lItss steady 90 Extra Ness
ateay az gj: Eme Mrss ~ new Prne MesI-
ern dull at 81 Cd TaOw-lnMc Cay Lull AZ 20 VI ur'
uentne-Spirts duh at 22 R0snCouuon duii al SI.;
Fine dun al 10 ChOre du at 40 Lara
oil ,teaCy at 3G FOuI-EXtra stat" dan - - 6l Whea-
No Spr.pg. market bare; NJ. Spring Iul at : beW
Winner New Western steady Sd;New southern steady az
Cd Prime Old MX ed soft dull az - i De" iASn
a cotton seed OI-lellOw AmeTclh Sttauy
AT 70, ROsin Common London dull at D. Turpentle
Spints. at London. steady at 81 ID. o-,,,
1ONpOS Dec lS-i p.Tn.-SuIrits OF Petroleum lOGlld
LONDON Dec. lS6 pmCalcuIta Linseed. 40 PEI Or he'
dncd Petroleum. 9i-G9isd per gal - . - ~, ,.,,o.
Dec. lsLard closed at 2O hOTlhs pei oO AOS'
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19

WEDNESDAY. Dec. l9-P. ".


Itwas an apt commentary upon the present stock
specuIation-the advance in the price of the coal
stocks to-day. following the lower prices for coal
realized at the auction sale of the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Company. The average de-
cline in the prices of coal was over 20 cents ton
from the prices OF the last auction sale by the same
company. and from 10 to 20 cents ton from any
quoted private sale that had been reported re-
Gently. The quantity sold, 1000 600 tons, was well
distributed among large number of buyers. and
not as with previous auction sales. sold in
large lots to four or FIVE purchasers. Following
the sale, there was general reduction In schedule
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
WOOL MARKEr-RY TELEGRAPH.

BOSTON Dee ls-Ihege material change In the mac
ket week and buyers rot disposed 70
Ia av extent eXcept M prices the OF the market BE-
inc about a. dun rs previously noticed OAiJ and Pennsyva
MA Feeces have selling at 34d3oc for ana IN put
round could be placed at over olc 0r M Mch an
aud Wisconsin Feeces range from BIC TO 35c ana ID noar
ate demand Combines Dele Elerccs quiet at 50 94Oc
for Coarse and Medium grades with small sales California
Wool meets with fair inGuy sales a c for ta ana
srnp Super and PHCd In moderate demand at 2S0 lOc
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
ETHIOPIAN FiNANCIAL MARKETS.

LONDON Dec ls-l23op. mConsols 9i7s for ron"y 2i r
Tor he account bonds four and hall p1 'ens VO'H
1,ufortcs llpL.: Erw iyrs, loss; Er. RaWHy tLar'
preferred Il Illinois Central 79A; Pennsylvania Central
32L Sew jersey ttRtTa. 80 l.. ,-- -
IovI,S Dee ii D. H. inc amount OF bullion gone
iD,n the Bank Eugand balance Today l. trS'" 3
| T. bonds fOuT h1r per cents. ll"i Ten io tn.
II d New five. luS2 Illinois Central ~: lh-Nld,a
central l.s New Jersey Central 81. Par- Hl'lc,s qu"ic
vr urr crnI rruie l2 % confines "r the account
IO>DpN Dec. ls-4 m-Consols 94'io Tor money 9i2
~ g
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
financial.

AS to LIFE-POLICY LOANS.-if accom-.
N moatou has refused by and rOcy not
n wiie's favor consult d. L. FACKLER, 320 broadway.
GAS STOCKS g. City R.R. HOrse and ElvtO
OstVeks Bonds bought x Sold Fr.HEWITI, Broadst
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
HAVANA MARKET.

U.y,s, Dec la-spanish gold 200 OLla2OOs, Exchanges
auifi on The United states go days goa. 7a72 premium
short sight do 73,Gsii premium. on LONDON lI9"GIo-
premium on Paris. 2d5 premium Sugar quiet
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
BRAZIL COFFEE MAR8ET.
nnMEsTIC MARKE1..

70 JAyEIRO Dec l7-COGee-GOOd Firsts. 5.4OO90.o'o
Der 10 kilOs. Exchange on LOndOn. II 81; - q, n
MOS Dec. -COee-SuDeriOr 5OUOdo2OO reis pei ~
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
gre Cream.

A FACT.-HORT0Ns ICE CREAM Is MADE
n FROM PURE ORANGE COUNTY CREAM. -
To oCHu RCHEs, FEsTIvALs HOTELS, RESTAURANTS
AND THE TRADE
zoe. PER QUART,
To FAMILIES by the GALLON. soc. PER QUART
CHAHLOTTE RU SSE and JELLY,
FRESH, RICH and DELICIOUS -.
PRICE BELOW ALL OTHERS.
pepots 3Q5 4thaye 26S Broadway, and CeAhaaast.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
THOS. W. EVANS,
HENRY NJ. TABER,
EnNTrND ID RANDD

TI7HE NATIONAL PARK BANK,
4 NFw.NORK Dec. II, 1873.
The annual election Directors OF this bauk viii be held
NJ ban Tuesday, January II, 1873 Dc
tween the hJLIs Of ~ o'clock III. and l Oc-Ck p NJ
=. X. WIGHT Cashier.
OFFICE o, TIF AMERICAN coal CO. ALLEGANY CO. MD-l
llU BROADWAY. NFW-Y YOiK, Dec. .. 1873 ' .
TENIIE ANNUAL ELECTION tor Directors or
tins COMPANY to the VIII be held zt
ts office iSDAN, December 20, 1875 Polls viii open
close D. Tie transfer BOOKS VIII close on
evening lih, and reopen on the morning OF Ihe
27th fusf GEORGE SHERMAN. secretary.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19

prices made by the other companies, some of which
were down very near to the auction prices. This
seems to indicate that free and open competition in
the coal trade has been begun. Yet despite the re-
duced prices for coal, Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western stock afterward rose from Ala to asa
427s, ana Delaware and Hudson from 81 to Big
Central of New-Jersey, which advanced from
29l2 to 313s, was influenced by an Off
cial cOnnrmation of the report relative TO
thirty miles of that cOmpanys road forming
an independent line to Baltimore and the West. If
this new line is actually put into operation, 1t
promises 10 create disturbance in rates between
Newlork and the West, and these now seem to DE
sufficiently demOralIzed. when compared win the
cut rates of one year ago. The TRIBUNE OF Deceib-
Der 2S 1877 contained an account of large cut In
rates from Chicago TO New-lOrk, ana clteG snip
mens OF grain at as low rate as 5Zi2 cents. lHese
figures (32 y cents now seem hlgh III comparison
with the actual rates at which business Is Delhs
done,
The general market opened weak. and the WIS
consn stocks first sold down from yesterdavs
closing figures while Lake Shore renamed steady
q & about G9l2 and Michigan Central firm at w.
But suddenly, by the mere force OF applied power
the tide was turned, and prices of the Northwest
ems were rapidly adyanced; the common rising
from 457s to 47l2, and the preferred from 7las to
ISIS. At the same time st. Paul common rose from
81 to 80 b. and the preferred from 72l to 73. Chi
cago Rock Island and Pacific was marked feature
of the day, because of an unusual amount of trad
ing in it, and of an advance in its price to 1904,
from which figure the final reaction vas
only ~ Der cent. Erie also was unusu-
ally active aud strong selling up to 1854 10.
For this there was no assigned reason. Tho report
of the company. published IN tO-day's papers was
onlv a report of the old Erie Company, ana as II
merely came up to May 81, 1878, il was OF litte
for comparison with the report OF the he whole whole
preceding year, which ended September 80, lSr'
When the New-YOrk Lake Erie and Western Com
pan, has filed its report from May 81 to September
30 4 comparison Of tie two years business may DC
made. oo,
Wabash was again lower selling down to 20l2
and rallylng 10 21 Union Pacific declined to G6al
ONO ana Mississippi was shade hiner at '4 ana
line prrferred higher at ISL. Western Union was
neglected. win sales at 0Il4a9ll2 Pacific MaIi
was dull and steady, and Sutro tunnel sold at 4l4G
43s
Inc market closed excited but irregular.
RAsGg OF The STOCK MAGKEf.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19

OFFICE or TuR SILVER IsLET CONSOLIDATED MNSG(
AND LANDS COMPANY No 52 BROADWAY, Z
NEW.IORN, Dec. 9, 1878
PROPOSALS in writing are invited and
will be received until O'Clock y. m. OF WEDNESDAY,
the 10TH day OF January next or The sale 10 tae stee or
cancellation ie bonds 81 this company, or por-
tons thereof Eaming numbers OF the bonds offered
proposals prce xceeng par be accepte under
authority Interest accrung 10 January
Is only will be- allowed.
DO addressed 10 G. p DIXON Trustee az tho
Office OF the com pauy EDWARD LEARNED, President.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
THE MONEY MARKET.

.r,hr,, prpoRT NJ " STOCK EXCHANGE SALES,
AZ r,portea bg he GoId and Stock telegraph Co.
WEDNESDAY,. DEC l8, 1878.
GOVERNMENT STOCK DEPARTHENE
FIRST CALL-10lA O'CLOCK A. NJ.
Us5sReE'd 1881 ,oc, = 3 ls6 lbs6GouP 1901 bs 1O6ss
SECOND CALL--llL O'CLOCK A. NJ.
Us Gs Reg 1851 go. = o., hsRlS'eIcu' 1901 ,oGs.
10000. .bC. lOO'5
as IS lO40 Reg - coup 1921 10 1oi,o
II ,Oo ..lOSls "a, 900. be- IO4 2
ks Of STATE anc Raiit0aV B0Hds-Ra'hoad' b"'"' az"
frpreSs Si0cks.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
LIVE STOCK MARKETs-BY TELEGRAPH

prr,,ro nee Is-CITTIE- Receipts today 2,5st head
total Tor tho week thus far 1927 head agsst Gl2 mead
last week increase of ~ cars @
ears moderately active prices unchanged
Generally good quality fair attendance OF byers 9noaDe
do 81 dsi 90 Fair Medium s. sSgsi - oxen % %
1si IN Stockers-Western ~ 5OdS2 76 Canada - s0d
81 i2, butchers Cows 81 259s2 10 Heifers sJGsi 20
Bulls az 25aF3 25 Extra, 81 90 =, ooo 49,, 80, ~,
sUEIP AID LANBs-Roceipts today, 4.VV neau Wth i0i
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
cIO,lnC PRICES or PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
p MINING STOCKS.
kAN FEAHCisCO CLOSING +,
Nasferdav To Fay.

Government bonds were moderately active and
strong for all the issUc- hut the J2Os OF 1867 We
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19

The following were the receipts and smOments az
ana from Chicago and Milwaukee to-day, a. re
ported by telegraph:
teccipts Shipments.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-19
Business Chances.

4 BOOKkEEPER with an experience OF
~ thirty years whose present engagement Viii soon ex
desires make an arrangement WITH some go2d hose
and corresponding clerk Satisfactory
references given. Address j. H. ROY p o. Box $500
CAPITAL WANTED.-Party with $4,000,
who would travel with huepring, arge exhibition hay
ing some the Hnest features III the world Apply >.
STOKES, l54 south Jthaye.
GALESMAN.-A travelling salesman, with u
- good established, will make ARRANGEMENTS with
wholesale grocery for 1879. Address DRC MAEB,
Tribune Once.
SIO 00n CHANCE in FACI0R1 6.i1 S1l,.tG to
feet OF land on river bank
$50 engine Further particulars address NIL
son GRAY. Acton Nalh Province quebec, Canada
o. Oh nnn Any gentleman OF character
ID ~O.OOOs and business ability desiring 10 invest
is amount something near u, In strictly first class
business OnaBufac combining safety and profit In
unusual degree may hear Of opportunity By addressing
"GOOD FAITH" Box u. Tribune Office
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30
A VOraciOus Calf.

A Connecticut paper says: Joseph
M. Hoadley stopped at farmers in
Huntington and left his horse in the
barn for about three hours. When he
returned he found that calf had eaten
part of the horses name and tail, and
had made considerable progress on the
harness. He is glad he got back in time
to save the horse. w. w. Brakeman
took party OF young folks to Bungy to
pick berries. He put the harness into
the wagon and turned the horse into a
neighboring field. When he came back
he found that calf was making meal
of the harness, and he got home with
difficulty. Some time ago A. F. Sher-
wood drove to Great Hill and hung his
harness under a shed; in the morning
he found that the calves had made such
havoc with it that it was necessary to go
to Birmingham to get new harness be-
fore he could return home. If there is
anything calf will not eat, it must be
the tires on the wheels.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30

.
THE Independence Beige publishes
what purports to be new anecdote OF
Trafalgar. When the British ships, un-
der Nelson, were bearing down to at
tack the combined feet of Trafalgar, the
First Lieutenant of the Revenge, on go
ing around to see that all hands were at
quarters, observed one of the men de-
voutly kneeling at the side of his gun.
So very unusual an attitude in British
sailor excited his surprise, and ne asked
the man if he was afraid. "Afraid"
answered the honest tar ;z"no; l was
only praying that the enemy's shot may
be distributed in the same proportion
as the prize meney-the greatest part
among the officers"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30

In Hungary the national costumes
have nearly died out entirely, every lady
in everyday life dressing as they do in
Paris but, as far as eating goes, goose
remains, as of yore, the national dish.
Pesth has large market especially de-
voted to goose and goose liver, the aver
age weight of the latter amounting to
three pounds, the fowl having previous
ly been fattened during four weeks on
corn, raw and cooked. When a native
desires a square meal in Pesth res
taurart, he has set before him whole
goose, with sauce and tixings, and be-
fore he has got through at least half the
huge biped has been washed down his
throat with the excellent white wines of
the country.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30

DIR. GEIsoN, of New York, declares
that he would rather be bitten by
twenty dogs than one man. He has
treated several persons bitten by men,
the last being M. j. Russell, of Brook
lyn. Mr.. Russell, in attempting to
separate two men who were fighting,
was bitten ON the finger. He was adj
vised to have the finger amputated, but
declined until it was swollen to -four
times its normal size. Two operations
were performed, but the poison had ex.
tended to other parts of the body, and,
after painful illness, Mr.. Russell died.
Among the physicians called, some held
that the virus was in the saliva, and was
most deadly when the person was en-
ragged. Others dissented from thi;
view, but all agreed that poison from 9
mans bite, penetrating the bony tissue
was very dangerous, and likely TO result
fatally.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30

IS We learn, on the authority of the
London Medical Examiner, that it is
proposed to form "School of Beauty"
in England, in which the members, male
and female, pledge themselves to do all
they can to make themselves comely by
natural means. Prizes will be given to
those ladies who can move with ease and
grace, and so afford evidence of the free
use of their limbs, while it will be a
leading rule of the school that, though
stays may be used as a means OF support,
they shall not be deemed essential as an
accessory to beauty. In other words, a
natural waist and Welcomed back,
with a perfectly-posed head, will be at a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30
Smoke.

Smoke is defined by the Boston Jour
nal of Chemistry to be unburnt car
bon, or fuel thrown away" It adds;
" The torrents of black vapor from our
chimneys and smokepipes contain thous1
ands of tons OF coal, lost because we have
not learned how to save it. The time
will come when this will be reckoned al
foolish as we should now consider it I'd
shovel coal into the sea, as we used I'd
dispose of refuse from gas-works, which
has become the source of 80 many use|
full and valuable products. The chemj|
cal lecturer of the next century will te1 ],
his audience how long it was before tn
world learned how to burn fuel without
blowing good part of it into the ali
He will grow facetious as he describe
the appearance of great cities perpetu
ally covered with pail of vaporou
blackness."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30
A Nervous Court.

Among the witnesses at the trial of
Hoedel, the assassin, was young man, a
very vigorous speaker and active demon
strator, who persisted, when handed
the revolver, in pointing it at the Presi-
dent Of the Court, just to show how the
prisoner had aimed at the Emperor.
"Dop't point it at me-" exclaimed the
Judge; it's loaded in two chambers. y
"All right, sir" remarked the witness,
"1'll take care. Hoedel held the revol-
yer just like this" "Put it down, y
shouted the usher. "Take the weapon
away from him." shouted one of the
court, as the Judge ducked his head in
anticipation of an accident. And the
witness was relieved of the pistol and
bundled off to his place without more
ado.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30
Por1rrc1ANs in France are talking as

POLITICIANS in France are talking as
much about 1880 as are the people in
this country. The term of MacMahon,
elected President in 1873, for seven
years, will expire in 1880, and the ques-
ton of q successor becomes important.
The Republicans show a tendency to
unite on Gambetta, while the Conserva-
tives will unite on any man to beat Gam
BETA. Just now they are pushing the
claims of Gen. Chawzy, who may be
classed as Conservative Republican.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30
The terrible fight at Bosna-Serai,

THE terrible fight at Bosna-Serai, or
Serajevo, shows how desperate is the
character Of the resistance of the Bos-
MAN Mohammedans. Serajevo is city
of about 5000 population, and in old
times It's walls and citadel made it quite
formidable. The Austrians found their
heaviest fighting in the streets of the
city, the frantic and desperate people
firing on the troops from housetops and
doorways. The resistance came princi-
pally from the Mohammedans, whose
ancestors were renegade Christians
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30

MARY WAMPLER, pauper, ana an in
mate of the County Infirmary at Day
ton, Ohio, died recently at the age OF
III. She was the second inmate re-
ceived in the infrmary after its estab-
lishment, and was entered in 1887, at 76
years of age. She had been living in
Dayton for number of years previous,
but she had become too advanced in
years to support herself. None of hel
relatives are now known to be living,
and during the entire forty-one years
she had not been outside of the in
frmary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30

The Chicago AdUance says that pri-
vate letters from missionaries in China
do not soften the picture of the famine
horrors that has been presented by the
public press. A "famine fever"-the
pestilence that walketh in darkness
followed the destruction from the
famine itself, that wasteth at MONDAY.
Several missionaries, of different coun
tries and churches, have been stricken
down by this latter fell destroyer while
putting forth every exertion to relieve
the sufferings of the people. Money
contributions sent to that land will Dc
good in proper hands.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30

Foreign Bodies in the Nose and Ears.
VI DR.. Mason, in lecture on the surgery
of the face, published in the Lancet,
says that foreign bodies, such as cherry
stones, locust beans, brass rings, slate
pencils, screws, buttons, pieces of wood,
peas, etc., are not infrequently met with
in the aural and nasal cavities of chill
dren, and even Of adults. Such SUBJ
stances have been known to remain in
one or other of these cavities for nearly
lifetime, causing little or no inconven-
fence. Thus case is related of lady
from whose nostril foreign body was
dislodged during the act of sneezing. 1t
was found to be button which had be-
longed to her little brother when they
were both infants. Another case is re-
corded in which piece of slate pencil
was removed from woman's ear, and
which had been put there when she was
at school forty years before. And q
third instance, in which q cherry stone
had been in an ear for sixty years. A
case is recorded of gentleman,
aged Al, from whose ear piece of cedar
wood was removed by Swinging The
patient remembered distinctly the fact
of its introduction when he was boy at
school, at least thirty years previous.
No attempt had been made to extract 1t,
and its presence had not troubled him
until now. 1t occasionally happens,
however, that a good deal of infamma-
tory action is set up by the foreign body,
as in the case of girl who was under
the authors care in the hospital, to
which she had been admitted on account
of small stone in her ear. She subse-
quently had paralysis of the facial
nerve. A case is reported of a child
who not only had facial palsy, but died
of meningitis, caused by the presence Of
locust bean in her ear. Living larvae
have been found in the meatus of the
ear. DIR. Routh publishes such case.
The case was a gentleman who, three
years before, was tormented by a fly
near his ear. Commissions followed the
presence of the larvae, but the patient re-
covered, although he remained deaf.
DIR. Blake, of Boston, has seen four such
cases. A case is reported which shows
the curious course taken by pin
that had been introduced into the .exter-
nal meatus. 1t passed through the
middle ear, probably along the Eustach-
ian tube, and was extracted by the pa
tient from her throat by hooking it with
her finger.-Scientifc american.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30

The English population of Egypt
seem to look on Cyprus somewhatin the
same manner that Americans regarded
California when the gold fever broke
out There is a regular exodus from
Alexandria to that island, as if the En-
glish occupation of Cyprus had sudden
ly changed it to a paradise. The run
from Alexandria to Cyprus is made in
twenty -four hours, and the fare is So.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30

The correspondent of a San Francisco
paper claims to have discovered q new
lake. 1t is larger than Great Salt lake
and more beautiful than Lake Tahoe. 1t
is in Nevada, and is called Pyramid lake,
from the pyramidal masses of mari and
limestone which abound in it. Most of
them are worn into fanciful shapes by
the water, and the highest, Fremont's,
less than 500 feet, has boiling spring
issuing from it fifteen feet below the
surface. There is an island in the lake
900 feet high and 1,200 acres in extent,
inhabited by rattlesnakes and goats, who
live ON the alfilaree and the punches OF
grass in the crevices, for the island is
simply mass of rock. The lake has nc
outlet, and it's bottom has never beer
reached by sounding. The water il
very clear and slightly brackish, and
evaporates about as fast as it flows in
There are innumerable trout in it. The
shores are bleak and barren.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-30

Mrs. PNoUs, of Philadelphia, is the
mother of a 2-weeks'-old baby which
weighs only sixteen ounces. An ave-
struck reporter who visited the midget
thus describes: "The visitor raised the
tiny red hand on the tip of his little
finger carefully, so as not to break it or
disturb the midget's dreams. It's palm
is no bigger than dry-goods clerks
thumb nail, and its fingers are about
half an inch long, and scarcely larger
than the graphite in a reporters pencil.
To show the size of the arm the mother
took of her wedding ring and slippe1 it
over the child's hand and up to its