The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02
SUCH A LITTLE ONE.
The Tot of Humanity Recently Born
in Burlington, n. j.

Burlington believes it has the finest
speck of humanity in existence, says
the Philadelphia Press. The protege
Of the Quaker town on the Delaware
river is little Joseph Lippincott. who
weighs less than two pounds. When
this diminutive citizen puts his thumb
in his mouth, a bad habit he has re-
Gently acquired, he holds to view the
smallest of human hands, perhaps ever
seen. The forelinger is as thick as a
pigeon quill and only an inch IN length.
In fact, an ordinary shoe eyelet would
serve him as a finger ring.
When this lillputlan Jerseyman
stretches himself, which he often does,
he only measures fourteen inches from
the sOles of his little feet to the top Of
his auburn-crowned pate. The other
day the Roy was placed in his fathers
derby hat and he weighed less than
two pounds with all ''fxiDgs" on. He
has been nearly three months acquiring
all this avoirdupois and has received
the better part of 1t during ten days.
When DIR. Walter L. Hall brought this
mite of a mar to the Lippincott home
in November the newcomer was snugly
packed in a collar-box. The little dot
smiled wien told his fighting weight
was only one pound and three ounces.
| He has a way of insinuating that he is
conscious that he has beaten the rec
ord.
lie has set all his mothers fears at
| rest by letting her know that there Is
no immediate danger OF his collapsing.
His lungs are evidently the biggest part
| of him, Judging from his ability to keep
the neighbors awake.
William LippIncott, the father OF the
midget, is a laborer in McNeal's pipe
foundry in East Burlington. He has
been the father of sever children. All
were diminutive specimens who never
| survived the fifth week. He believes
| he has an heir that has come to stay.
lie is not disturbed by the fact that
| bis son may have to go to the polls in a
| pair of stills. He is satisfied to know
that he will not run up expensive bills
| at the tailor's. Baby Lippincott EN-
| courages his prond sire in his paternal
| reflections by opening his big blue eyes
| and smiling a pleasant acquiescence.
1t Is regarded IS somewhat OF a public
| calamity that Joseph does not smile
with more regularity. Some of the good
mothers in Burlington journey all the
way from Mt. Misery and Timbuctoo
to see him pucker and roll his marine
blue orhs. lie is acquiring a contempt
for notoriety and resents all claims OF
/ the dear public by gong to sleep as
1901 as he hears a knock at the front
door.
Mrs. Maggie Lippencott, the mother,
| l., , tan oIiUIt1U- htiIt Honda woman
| She keeps a close watch on the infant,
as some of the mothers of the town
have developed 4 disposition TO borrow
or steal it. The reporter was accorded
the privilege Of holding the prodigy. A
net was placed under him in case he
let the precious two pounds fall. Mrs.
L~ippiucott declares that the baby has
grown considerably during the past
week, and his appetite is getting to be
alarmingly keen. lie takes warm
brandy regularly before each meal, and
the manner in which he doubles up his
list indicates that he may some day
have his name printed In the sporting
columns of the metropolitan papers.
He is accredited with being a good
sound sleeper and an early riser. In
fact, no one in the house has had use
for an alarm-clock since his advent.
The in ant is encased in an armor of
raw cotton to protect him from the
shafts and darts of the Polar breezes
that glide up and down York street
i from the Delaware river. The half
pound of cotton not only serves as a
chest protector and liver pad, but
keeps people from breaking and twist
,ng his little ribs when they excitedly
grab him to whisper their congratula-
tions.
Master Joseph now receives his many
admirers in a suit of mislts. Every
thing he wears has a tuck In it some
where. When Mrs. Councilman Watts
knitted a pair of white zephyr socks
with blue tassels she did not calculate
they were to 60 on feet that would only
measure two and ~one-quarter inches.
To make the hosiery look ~ship-shade,
balls of cotton have been stuffed In the
toes. Mrs. DIR. Gauntt provided the
cap he wears on state occasions, and
it nearly fits owing to the fact that his
head Is abnormally developed, it meas
uring eleven inches. A dollar piece
held in front of his face entirely OBJ
scures it. His iaw-bone ne ssures only
one and ole-lourth inches, and his
nose, which is considerably plugged,
deied the tape line and all the marks
thereon. If the infant survives the
trials and tribulations Of the cherub
period and is not injured by too much
hand shaking, he will turn the corne
simultaneously with a white horse or
else he will have to dye his hair. The
ieshlest part of his arm could stand an
armlet about two inches in circumfer-
ence, and be loose therein. He meas
ures six and one-half inches around the
waist when he has his cotton champion
belt off. Across the shoulders he Is
only three inches. From the elbow to
the tip of his fingers the tape-lins
stretches Just four ard one-half inches.
When the baby gets some of the
harsh notes rasped off his vocal octave
and the cold teeth are drawn out of the
winds of winter he Is to be christened.
He will then be Joseph Deacon Lippln-
colt. There is already al amiable ri
valtry between Mayor Silpath and
Postmaster Lippincstt as to who shall
be the godfather. The lady admirers
of the mite are preparing a spank new
suit for the occasion and they are
working on 1t with lorgnettes.
The Deacon family. which Is a num-
erous one in Burlington, Will see to the
silver cup and spoons. Joseph Deacon,
after whom the boy was named, is now
dead. The child's mother was for
, years employed Oh his farm and hOnors
! his memory in this way.
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