The morning news., 1889-05-17
A CHINESE DWARF.

ulmlnutlveneSs has attracted special attel-
ulon, albeit one remarkable giant in the
person of Chang, nestioned in a previous
article. Che Nah, who came over from
that country in 1881 for tour of the prin-
clpal cities of the United States, was the
only specimen OF Chinese dwarf ever ex-
hiblted III America Che was not small by
any means, being 3 feet and 6 inches tall,
but large as he was he Is said TO have at
tracted more attention in mis- native China
than he did in America While it Is a we'll
known fact that the inhabitants of the CeIes-
tial empire are below the average hight of
the races of the world, few attaining a
hight of over feet, s, it is also a fact
that but few who have reached their
majority are less than feet 6 in stature,
therefore Che Nah, while hardly looked on
as freak when in this land of heathens,
received more homage from his people thau
did Chang, the giant. The people of st.
Louis who remember Of Cabe's big run the
week he exhibited there, will,
doubtless, also remember the fact
that the success of the almond-eyel
dwarf was,largely due to the fact that he
was followed by Maria Coleman. the New
York girl, who had fallen violently in love
with the classical shape of the abbreviated
Buddhist. The grea5 throng were on a
mission of investigation, trying to find if it
was the Chinamau's gold or the Chinaman's
self that the infatuated Maria @orshipped
so devoutly.
THE SMALLEST EDITOR.
AT one time, about 1888, the Key West
(FlaD Democrat was under the editorial
management of the smallest man who has
ever used the pencil and paste ''to give to
airy nothings a local habitation and
name;" MIR. A. L. Sawyer. better known as
Gen. Sawyer, although Gen. Shorter would
be far more appropriate. On the beginning
OF Mr.. Sawyer'S connection with the Demo-
crdt he was % years old, 30l5 inches high,
and weighed SO pounds. DWarfed in BODY,
but giant in mind, this prodigy dictated the
politics OF the southern end OF the Florida
peninsula for years, and when he did at
last resign his position in favor of larger,
but not better man, it was not becau his
fountain of bright democratic ideas had
run dry, but because he had beea rendered
more lucrative position at the head of
large Wholesale house. A remarkable per-
sonage, indeed, is Sawyer, the midget poll
tician.
MIDGET STATESMAN.
More widely known evel than Mr.. Saw
yer is Paul Solomon, the famous lawmaker
of Cape Town, South Africa. He is some
what larger than Sawyer, being 81 inches
tall. His hands, feet and head are said to
be somewhat large, otherwise he is we'll
proportoned. Highly educated by his
parents, who are of Holland Du.ch descent,
ne was elected to the Cape legislature wien
hardly out of his teens. He rapidly rose to
some of the highest positions in the colony.
Standing on chair when addressing tho
assembly, he leans against t1e 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 B0NELEsS DWARFs.
Sussex county, Delaware, is prou in the
possession of the Misses Marine, two re-
narkable little dwarfs who were born and
reared in that county. The oldest. Miss Liz
zie, likes three inches of neing three feet
tall j; has a head in proportion to the rest of
her body; is very Intelligent, conversing flu
entity with all with whom she comes in con-
tact, despite the fact that she weighed but
fCrty-ive pounds, and must stand ON a
chair Ill order to put her head on level
with the shoulder of an ordinary person.
But stand on chair or anything else she
cannot, neither can her sister, for the rea-
son that neither are provided with those
very necessary ad juncts to standing-bones
A sort of cartilage answers in place OF the
bones, enabling the little mites to move
hands or feet with perfect ease Both use
the fingers 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 GliDutian hu-
manity that have ever found welcome in
this world of comparative giants, the little
daughter of John Z. Miller of Hampshire
county, West Virginia, is the mo It wonder
full She is % years of age, Caarot walk or
talk, and i but 26 inches tall. Always
lying in little cradle, she is enabled to
keep a sharp lookout 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. new
song or poem repeated in her presence is
never forgotten. IL the same song or poem
Is again repeated or sung with tie varlatioA
of but single word the little prodigy will
show her disapproval by yelling Justify and
frowning frown that cannot be mistaken.
How such a remarkable memory can find
resting place in head no larger than tea
cup has long been tho wonder Of physicians
and savants who have journeyed from far
and near to test the remarkable gift Of the
little wonder.
HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED.
After Lucia Zarate, the smallest living
human being on the face Of the earth is
Pnygn-Fra, VINO resides at ShlEaken
Osaka. This pocket edition of a human
being is bat Is inches tall by actual meas
urement taken by DR.. Burns in 1887.
Americans who have been in that country
twelve to fifteen years, and who have
known the little wonder ever sinco their
arrival, say thai they do not doubt that
Pnygl is as old as he clains-36-as he has
been a man in every particular exceot in
hight, since the beginning Of their acquajnt-
ance with him. The foreigners have taken
him in hand and educated him to high
standard-high even for one of ordinary
physical capacities. He is a fine linguist,
and writes a hand that teacher would
envy.
MEMORY.