Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-10-20
THEY STOPPED GROWING.
A Man IN Years. Bus child In sire -Hsv'
NUNS sstti. fairy Queen.

n WAN IN Years. Hut child In sire - 0ov.
NUNS LATHE fairy Queen.
Among the many remarkable char.
acters In the big Institutions In
BlOcklcy, where philIdelphia's poor
and unfortunate are sheltered are
Bartie Mills, the cbild.mao, and Liz.
zic franks, the dwarf
Bsrtic Mills II q wonderful case OF
arrested development, and has long
survived the limit ~ age placed "a
such cases, being now In his 37th
year. and with an apparent prospect
Of long life yet before him, Is prob.
ably one OF the happlest and most
contcntcd inmates IN the whole In.
stitut.On.
BERTHE Is In charge OF an attendant
named John He'll. who ever since he
took charge Of his little patient,
eight years ago, has devoted to him
the most unsel0sh and scrupulOus
care. lie has looked upon this little
man, or child, rs almost his own,
and exercised toward hiM Q devotion
that would 10 expected only Of q
woman Every want and every pms.
sible desire that l,artic In any way
expresses u Is Johns sole aim and
object TO satisfy, and he always &C.
compiishcs that end with prids and
pleasure.
Bartic Mills was born In Kingscss.
Ing, near Darby, on the ed OF Feb.
ruary, 1867. lis parents were ordiu.
ary.sized people, and his brothers and
sisters to-day. who reside In the
ncighborhood Of 55th street and
Woodland ave-, are such also In
his early life there were no signs CT
Bartic becoming either a burden ~
his family or q medical wonder by
lack VI development
Until ne reached his fourth year
there was no sign that the lite fci.
low was anything beyond the ordin.
ary or lacked anything Of physica!
energy. Here, however. develop.
ment stopped. Years rolled on, and
Bartic remained achild, but retained
his good health AID appetite His
legs refused to do much further
service when he ncarcd his eighteenth
pear, and - Dad n resort to q
wheel chair. lie never. however.
got beyond the stage OF playing with
his little, childish toys ani picture
books, and ut mans age OF 81 years
he resorted 10 his piaythings and toys
Just as he did when he was I, and
Just 40 he does to-day In his 18th
year. This is, indeed. his one source
NJ delight Ia his otherwise secluded
life at BlOcklcy. For hours nc will
look at his pictures and eagerly nc.
cept more OF the same simple sort
when opportunity offers for him To
get them. His --toatS and birds
and soldiers. his little tin horn aud
squcakins aninals--lic behind him
either on his wheeling chair or bed,
ana when tho hours drag heavily he
amuses himself with these.
Bartie Is always kept scrupulously
clean, and indeed feels miserable
should anything he put upon hin
soiled or lacking IN neatncss. In Q
long white slip like that Of 2.year
old baby, with short stockings ant
shoes and q child's watch hung owe
his neck, Bartie takes his usua
rounds daily under Johns prOtectiv,
care. lie has an excellent appetite
sleeps we'll, and Is always awake will
the iirst OF Blockley's early risers
During the past eight years he ha
not had twenty.fCur hOuls' illness
lie can express himself SO as to be IN
derstcUd. but only those who are con
stantly near him can make out whd
his speech conveys.
Lizzie franks, the other wonder
IL one Ut the neat est OF little women
and Is now In her sixteenth year
Lizzie was probably the first woman
dwarf that the famous Barnum eve
had under his care. She Travelled
with his show for many years unde
the tito OF the Fairy Queen Titania
In her travels she appeared befUr'
tho crowned heads Of Europe, ant
was regarded by them to he littl,
wonder, being Of the most pleasing
wonianly proportions, which she re
tains In q great measures: good man
ners and conversational power, and ,
desire to entertain. She was an OK
cellent dancer, aud sang, and durinl
her lit c performance never failed I,
diaw forth enthusiastic applause.
Lizzic's parents, who lived In al
uptown suburb OF this city, but VIII
are now dead, reaped q bly, income
from the little wOman's travels
This, however, they spent lavishiy
and when the time came that Lilzi
ceased TO appear Ia public the par
cnts came down to want and the III
tie woman In her declining days wa
ushercd into the alMshouSe.
To-day she has the same rctine'
manners which helped make her
public fav0rite and, although he
silvery voice IL cracked by age. an,
she has lost the power to fit like
littic butterfly before the public. We
she Is cheerfully resigned to he
changed lot, and IL \ prime fav0rlt
with Mrs. Dilks, tho matron OF tn
woman's department ut Blockley
and never fails to show her apprt
; citation OF the love that this goo
woman bestOws upon her. -Phili
, delphia Times.