Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-12-28
Some Small Things.

William H. Vanderbilt has the least
to say of any man on Wall street.
The smallest navy in the world for the
money spent on 1.-THE United States
navy.
The shortest verse in the Bible is the
thirty fifth verse of the eleventh chapter
of ST. John.
The mule has the reputation of having
the smallest and daintiest foot for its size
of all hoofed animals.
Diamond is the smallest movable type
in the world. 1t often gets under the
finger nails of the compositors.
Watches made as early as 1900 were
so delicately constructed by hand and
SO small as to easily fit on the top of n
lead pencil.
1t is worthy of remark that NOS
quito has concealed in its bill six conf
plete surgical instruments. each so min
ute as to be indiscerbible to the naked
leye. I'll
General Longer, the editor of news
paper called the Key West Democrat.
is 20 years old, forty inches high, and
weighs thirty-five pounds. The General
was born in San Domingo and raised in
Florida.
The sting of honey bee. whem COM
pared with the point of fine needle
under a powerful magnifying glass. is
scarcely discernible. The point of the
needle seemed to be about an inch in
breadth.
Prof. Edward C. Pickering. of Har-
ward College says that in undertaking to
measure the intensity of the light of the
satellite of Mars a hole about the twen-
ty-five hundredth part Of an inch is re-
[ quired. ~
A very curious little toy is the micro
scope containing the Lords prayer
The whole prayer is on piece of glass
not larger than the head of a pin, yet 1t
is maenified to such an extent that it
can be read easily by looking through
the microscope.
The smallest hogs in the world are
quartered in the geological garden in
London. They came from Australia and
are known as the ''pygmy hogs They
are we'll formed, are frisky, good natured
and make excellent pets. They are about
the size OF wild hare.
The smallest baby was born in Chan
delaria, New, few weeks ago. The
father and mother are strong and
healthy, weighing 100 and l6o pounds
The child is q male, perfectly formed.
! When it first saw light it weighed eight
ounces. Its face Is about the size Of 9
horse chestnut. The mothers wedding
ring was pulled over its foot up to the
knee. Three such babies could play hide
and seek in q cigar box. It is in goot
health.
The viii Of the late Peter Meltzberger
who recently died In Reading, Pa, ha
Just been filed in the registers Office. i
is the shortest ever admitted to probate
in Berks county. 1t is as follows: ..Read
ing, Pa, Jan. 30, 1901. Peter Meltz
berger, do give and bequeathto my wife
Lena Mcltzberger, all my persona
and real property. absolutely. and l ap
point my said wife executria OF m
last will and testament. Peter Meitz
berger"
/ A kind of dwarfed kangaroo is foun
i in Northwestern Texas. Its body
about eight inches long. Its fore leg
are not more than an inch and a half I
two inches long. and its hind ones ar
n fully six inches. 1t has a tail abou
eight inches long, completely bare. e,
cept tuft Of long hairs at the end, an
q ridge of short hairs on its upper edg'
The animal is of soft blue color. Il
only mode oi locomotion 10 BY iumpin
Il like 3 kangaroo. and it can jump eigl
/ or ten feet a
An ingenious mechanic of james
, town, N. Y, has constructed perfe,
] locomotive, said to be the smallest
i the world. E, The engine is only eigl
, and half inches long, with tend'
twelve inches long. The pumps thro
| q drop Of water per stroke. As mar
as 585 screws were required to put II
, parts together. The engine itse
4 weighs pound and half and Il
tenaer two pounds. two ana a na
ounces. The mechanic WAS at WORK u
on the locomotive at intervals for eng
| years