The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-08-07

The most remarkable dwarfs were. PhiIetss a
poet Contemporary with Hippoerates), so small
that he wore leaden shoes 20 prevent being
blown away By the wind Oiled B. c. 2sO). Nj
cephorus Cslistus tells Us Of an Egyptian dwarf
not bigger than a partridge. AriStratos. the poet
was so small that Athenaeos says no one could see
him. Sir Godfrey Hudson. born at Oskham, in
Rutlandshire, at the age OF thirty only eight
cen inches In height nsls-ls7s). Owen Farrell, the
Irish dwarf. born al Csvan hideously ugly, but Of
enormous muscular strength Height three feet
nine inches. Died i7i2J. Count Joseph BoruVIaski
al the age OF twenty. two feet four inches
and died at the age OF ninety-eight 0I5S-Is37J.
Nicholas Ferry, usually called Bebe. a native OF
France, died at the age Of txenty-three and was
not three feet high. contemporary Of Boruyisski.
Gen. Tom Thumb (Chsries s. strsttonJ. born 1892
at Bridgeport. Csnn-. L. s.. twenty-five inches
in height and weighed twenty-five pounds a. the
age Of twenty-five. Tom Thumb. a Dutch dwarf
al the ags Of eighteen was two feet four inches
high. Prince colobri of slesrig. at the age Of
twenty-five. was also twenty-five inches high, and
weighed twenty-five pounds ds5D. Caroline CFseh-
ami. the seilian dwarf. born Palermo. was
twenty inches at death. Exhibited Ia Bond street.
1924 GsIi-ls2D.
The mean IS the point nearest to wisdom: ID is
better not 70 reach it al all than 70 oysrrun it.
Chinese Proysrb.
An honest man is stin an unmOysd rock.
Washed whittier. but not shaken with the shock:
Whose heart eoneslyss 40 sinister device.
Fearless be plays with flames and tresda On ice.
Davenport
To make salad. four persons are needed: A
gpsndthrift for OIL laiser for vinegar counselor
for salt, and q mailman 70 sir IL all gI.-gl4ney
smith
Going 20 my unele's-UneIes Is a pun On ths
Latin word uncus. a heck. Pssab-osera employed
heck 70 lift articles pzvAsd before sDoutz we're
adopted Gone to the uncuE'' IL exactly ,aAsa-
mount 10 the more modern phrase. Up the spout"
The pronoun vas inserted % carry Ost the pun
The Preach phrase, "a ma tsnts," Goes not mean
TO ny suat'E" bp; 20 the so0gndrePs" tie
woyd tsats In Preach srEo, beinx TIE nos, rs.
prOachfgl word they can Use in speaking o. a nss-
Going 10 usy unele's. in Frenea Cest chez ma
tsnts.-At the pswnbroksrA Ia French TIE con
elsrgs de Drsoa Ia called u.ele because tie 1Tis-
oners are Kept there IL Issa" b. government
Ia the seventeenth century gsaFss vas called fay
uncle IN The WsIloo5 provinces because o. his near
connection with sDsRcihriiu. called IL Lstia
aspotsS. nsrhesL
All msa have their trials and Affections. bat a
csatsn,sc mind Accommodates Itself V every Eieis-
sstu1s Q. H.s.-Dg. Brsxsg
Patches sst uE0a q httts breach
psscredit more in hiaisE o. the fsslt
Thar eis the fsalt bstsr. II vas 70 pstshss.
King JoAa.
with malice toward roDs. VITA charity for all.
With arrzasas in TIE right. a. CS4 gives 70
TIE rlxhI-Atrassz LnsoIa psss-isssD.
Never held snT sss by TIE ss'tos Or ne hsas. in
order TO Dc beard oct. fer 1~ssss az. vs-iiliaE
10 hear ysu, you lad bstssr hols Tosr tonEss then
them. --chsatsrhsid.
Pin neasy.-A Iaay's siIovssss Of money for Der
oxa psrscaAi e1p-nsitars. nag after The iaSen-
tisn o. plns. In the sosrssath osntgry. the maker
vas allowed 70 ell thsn 10 opsa shop oniy On the
- and - Of Js.sasy. u lisa tAAI Tia sssrs