Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-12-22
SUCH A LITTLE ONE.
The Tot Of Humanity Recently Born
in Burlington, NJ. J.

IopcNh vi HliiudultI iH fAiSttHCt- odA tllc
Philadelphia Press. The protege of the
Quaker town on the Delaware river is
little Joseph Lippincott. who weighs
lfesS than two pounds. When this di-
minutive citizen puts his thumb in his
mouth. bad habit he has recently ac-
lqVired, he holds To view the smallest
lof human hands, perhaps, ever seen.
The fOrefinger is as thick as pigeon
Iquill and only an inch in length. In
fact. AN ordinary shoe eyelet would
serve him as "a finger ring.
When this liliputian Jcrseyman
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 boy was placed in his fathers
derby hat and he weighed less than
two pounds with all ''iixings" on. He
has been nearly three months acquiring
all this avoirdupOis and has received
the better part of it during ten days
When DR.. Walter +. Hall brought this
mite of a man TO the Lippincott home
in November the newcomer was snug
ly packed In a collar-box. The little
dot smiled when told his fighting weight
was only one pound and three ounces.
He has way of insinuating that he is
conscious that he has beaten the re-
cord.
He 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
Sof him. Judging from his ability to keep
the neighbors awake.
William LippincOtt, the father of the
midget, il laborer in McNeals pipe
foundry In East Burlington. He has
been the father OF seven children. All
were diminutivc specimens who never
survived the fifth week. He believes
he has an heir that has come to STAY
He is not disturbed by the fact that his
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 proud sire in his patcrnal
reflections by opening his big blue eyes
ard smiling II pleasant acquiesccnce
ilt Is regarded as somewhat of a. n.,l-:,~ n.l-:i~
calamity that Jo-epk-1---".'- hoI siiiiio
Iwith moro -rv,I1arity. Some OF the
rod mothers in Burlington journey all
the way from Mt. Misery and Timbuc-
too TO see him pucker and roll his ma
rine blue orbs. He is acquiring a con-
tempt for notoricty and resents all
claims of the dear public by going to
sleep as soon as he hears a knock at the
front door.
Mrs. Maggie Lippincott, the mother,
is a tall, slightly-built blonde woman.
She keeps close watch on the infant,
as some Of the mothers of the town have
developed a 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 LEI
the precious two pounds fall. Mrs
Lippincott declares that the baby ha'
| crown considerably during the pas
week, and his appetite is getting to be
alarmingly keen. He takes warm bran
dy regularly before each meal, and the
manner in which he doubles up his fis
indicates that he may some day have
his name in the sporting columns of th'
metropolitan papers. He is accredited
with being good sound sleeper and al
early riser. In fact, no one in the hOus
has had use for an alarm-clock since hi
advent. The infant is incased in al
armOr of raw cotton to protect hin
from the shafts and darts of the pOla
breezes that glide up and down Ior
street from the Delaware river. III
/, half-pOund of cotton not only serves a
a chest protector and liver pad, bu
keeps people from breaking and twis'
ing his little ribs when they excited
grab him TO whisper their congratul;
tions.
Master Joseph now receives h
s many admirers- IN Il suit OF mlstit
Every thing he wears has tuck n
sorewheyse. When Mrs. Councilma
WettS/Knitted pair of white zeph!
SOCKS with blue tassels she did m
| calculate they were to go on feet Tn;
4 would only measure two and one-qua
Ter inches. To make the hosiery loo
ship-shape, balls of cotton have bee
stuffed in the toes. Mrs. DIR. Gaun
prOvided the cap he wears on sta
] occasions, and it nearly fits owing
the fact that his head is abnOrmally d
yeloped. it measuring eleven inches
circumference. From his chin 10 q
extreme top of his head is only TO
and one quarter inches. A dollar pie
held in front of his face entire
u obscures il. His jaw-bone measur
i'll only one and One-fOurth inches, and
nose. which is considerably pugge
defied the tape line and all the mar
Fl thereon. If the infant survives I
trials and tribulatiOns OF the cher
neriod and is not injured by too mu
Misunderstanding. he will turn the corr
simultaneously with Il white horse
elte he will have to dye his hair. i
feshiest part of his arm couio slahu
armlet about two inches IN clrcuml
g ence. and be loose therein. lie me
~ ures six and one-half inches around
,lwaist when he has his cotton champl
helt off. Across the shoulders ne
only three inches. From the elbow
the tin OF his fingers the tape-hne O
- stretches Just four and one-half men
= When baby gets some OF the ha
. notes rasped off his vocal octave
tbc cold teeth are drawn out OF
Winds of winter he is to be chrlsten
He will then be Joseph Deacon LlpI
- oott There is already an amlable
n, alrv between Mayor Silpath and r
sry master Lippincott as to VINO snali
the godfather. The lady admirer
e's the mite are preparing a spank
Inc s,,;t for the occasion and they are We
the mo ON il with lOrgnettes.
i'd The Deacon family. which is a NJ
Az erous one in Burlington, will see to
silver cup and spoons. Joseph Deat