The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-05-04
Mother and baby were buried in the same
A MIDGET STATESMAN.

Saul DOlOmen, Tue famous law maker OF
Cape Town, South Africa, is thirty -four
inches tall His hands, feet and head are
said to be somewhat large, otherwise he is
well proportioned. Highly educated by
his parents, who are of Holland Dutch de-
scent, he was elected to the Cape Legisla-
ture when hardly out of his teens He
rapidly rose to some of the highest positions
in the colony. Standing on a chair when
addressing the Assembly, he leans against
the back, and with many awkward gestures
dictates laws which are heard, feared and
obeyed from the Cape of Good Hope to the
borders of Zuludom.
TWO BoNELEss DwARFs.
Sussex county, Delaware, is proud in
the possession of the Misses Marine, two
remarkable little dwarfs, who were born
and reared in that county. The oldest,
Miss Lizzie, lacks three inches of being
three feet tall; has head in proportion to
the rest of her body; is very intelligent,
conversing huently with all with whom she
comes in contact despite the fact that she
weighs but forty-fve pounds, and must
stand on a chair in order to put her head
on a level with The shoulder of an ordinary
person. But stand on chair or anything
else she can not, neither can her sister, for
the reason that neither are provided with
those necessary adjuncts to standing
bones A sort of cartilage answers in place
ofthe bones, enabling the little mites to move
hands Or feet with perfect ease. Both use
the finger quite nimbly, doing all sorts of
needle work, such as embroidery, ETC., al
though the fingers may be bent in any di-
rection desired without the least sensation
of pain, being almost as pliable as so many
little ropes.
A WEST VIRGINIA WONDER.
OF all the specimens of iiputian hu-
manity that have ever found welcome in
this world of comparative giants, the little
daughter Of John f. Miller, of Hampshire
county, West Virginia, is the most wonder
full She is twenty-three years of age,
cannot walk or talk, and is but twenty-six
inches tall. Always lying in little cradle,
she is enabled to keep sharp look out ON
what IS going on; no one has ever yet been
sharp enough to call for an article in the
house that the little one could not point out
Her memory is most remarkable A new
song or poem repeated in her presence is
never forgotten If the same song or
poem is again repeated or sung with the
variation of but e single word the little
prodigy will show her disapproval by yell
ing Justify and frowuing frown that can
L IL bla
memory can find resting place in a head
no larger than teaeup has long been the
wonder of physicians and savants who have
iourueyed from far and near to test the re-
markable gifts of the little wonder.
HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED.
After Lucia Zarata, the smallest living
human being on the face of the earth is
Pnygn-Fra, who resides at Shigaken,
Osaka. This pocket edition of human
being is but fifteen inches tall by actual
measurement taken by DIR. Burns in 1887
Americans who have been in that country
twelve to fifteen years, and who have known
the little wonder since their arrival, say
they do not doubt that Pnygn is as old as
he elaims-thirty-six-as be has been a
man in every particular, except in height,
since the beginning of their acquaintance
with him, The foreigners have taken him
in hand and educated him to high stan
daTd-high even for one of ordinary phys
ieal capacities He is fine linguist, and
writes a hand that a teacher would envy.
Having almost exhausted the subject of
adult dwarfs this chapter on diminutiye
humanity cannot be more fttingly closed
than with an afterpiece on the subject of
the smallest babies ever born.
DIMINUTIvR RABIES.
In the spring of 1880 Mrs. J. B. Mar
vim, of Atchisea, Kan, gave birth TO agirl
baby, perfectly developed, strong and
healthy, that weighed but one and three
quarter pounds. The tiny shirt prepared
for the prospective arrival completely en-
veloped the little stranger and served well
the double purpose of shirt and gown.
The smallest baby ever born in the
United States was little son born to Mrs.
and Mr.. n, c, Miller, at Candelaria, New,
October -, 1882. When it first saw the
light of day it weighed, according to the
birth certificate of the attending physician
eight and three-quarter ounces. The father
and mother were both healthy, well deyel-
oped people, weighing one hundred and
ninety and one hundred and sixty pounds,
respectively. A silver dollar laid over the
face entirely hid it from view; the mouth
was not larger than the diameter of a COM
mon lead pencil The nose was as perfect
as that of grown person, and in that par
ticular was different from the usual little
wort worn BY babies in general in place OF
nose. The finger nails were perfect, and
the little grape shot head was entirely COW
cred by hair. Iu the summer of 1881 1t
became quite portly, weighing over three
pounds and half.
January 5th, 1885, there came another
addition to the world of natures freaks
when Mrs. Charles Tracy, of Kingsbridge,
IN. Y, gave birth to a son weighing exactly
eleven ounces. The length of the child
was six inches, and its feet were so small
that the mothers engagement ring easily
slipped over them and up to the knees OF
the little one Prior to the advent OF this
little elf three children had blessed the un-
ion of the Tracy's, all of regulation size
Tho head of the little wonder was about
/ the size of horse chestnut, the face about
like quarter-dollar piece, the mouth,
which was entirely too small to grasp the
nipple after the usual fashion, was stretch
ed to its utmost capacity over goose quill
/ fastened in the neck of two-ounce bottle
filled with milk A man of ordinary grasp
could clasp his hand around the body of
little Tracy and meet the thumb and index
finger. For many days the little wonder
was the pride of Kingsbridge.
Tennessee also claims honor in the small
baby line. The Chattanooga claimant was
born in March, 1888, and weighed but one
pound and eight ounces. The father, Mr.
Marion Poe, was a prominent merchant OF
that city, at the time, and above the aver
age in height; being over six feet. Mrs
Poe is a healthy woman, weighing l2J
pounds. The pride of the Poes, and the
wonder of Tennessee, had head aptly
compared in size to billiard ball but un'
like the Tracy midget, provided with q
month that was large enough to take caro-
of the body, which enabled it to take nour
ishment after the usual baby fashion
Mrs. Poe, when exhibiting her treasure tC