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Cornelius Na8rath
an Irish GIaTt Of the
1870 c enturJ.

If 1t be true that giants are notable
for their great height some of them
preserve all of the marks of infantilism
throughout their lives; others increase
| in breadth; while still others are both
infantile and gigantic in proportions
Some instances may be cited illus
trating these classes Charles the
Great, as Charles F. was called, was
born in Paris In 1872. father and mother
of medium height. He weighed TWEEN
ty-one pounds at birth, and grew very
rapidly from that time. When 81 years
old he measured I'm. Sc C feet
inches) being then in the army, where
he performed the usual duties. In 1895,
when he left the army, he measured
I'M "a, and he continued to grow,
reaching the height of Pm. in 1901
He had been exhibited the "Only
French Giant" and now his legs began
to give way. Violent headaches af-
fiicted him and he became very thin,
losing much of his vigor. In 1902 he
gave every sign of weakness and lack
of maturity His height is due to the
undue prolongation of his legs, which
are malformed considerably. His hands
are very large when compared with
those of the normal man, and his feet
are thick, deformed and large. His
face is crooked, the right side being
less developed than the left. and the
left ear is much larger than the right.
Similar defects are to be noticed in
all the giants which have been studied
scientifically. AS the gigantism devel- |
ops the mental power decreases It is
especially notable that giants are weak
in the three great modes of physical |
activity. The hardness of reaction
makes them unenorgetic and lacking
in will power; their sensations are dull |
perceptions inaccurate, memory not re- |
tentive ina gination impoverished The |
condition of their faculties of acquire
ment and conservation is such that
they cannot attain high degree of Gull
ture, and they tend to do the easy
things rather than the difficult 1t is. |
however. especially In the powers Of
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Diver and His Toilet

the water away from his chest and also
serves to support the weight of the cop
per helmet on his shoulders At. this
point in the operation the tin can
comes into use and the valet takes from
IL the brass thumbscrews that confine
the upper edges OF the diving suit be-
tween the cuirass and the four steel
bands that are fastened outside Of II.
Then the valet puts a black silk skull
cap on the divers head and the diver
waddles over to the head of the ladder
after a pair of heavy rubber bands are
slipped over the rubber cuffs OF the
suit, for the diver works with barred
hands.
Then comes the final touches OF ths
costume, which are always made as
near the head of the ladder as possible.
for these operations consist Of putting
on the weighted shoes, the weighted
breast belt and the copper helmet The
diver slips his feet into the shoes or
cast iron and his valet and another
helper buckle them around his instep.
Then he bends down, resting his arms
on the head Of the ladder. while the
belt. on which are fastened great thick
squares Of lead, is buckled around MS
breast and across his shoulders. The
signal cord is fastened to the breast
plate with leather thongs, and then the
signal is given to the man at the ar
pump to work lively which means
that he is to send the wheel around ae
a much faster pace than he does when
the diver Is at work. this being done 10
get a good curraaE s< Rlf passing
through the pipe Least time OF all does
IL take to put the helmet on, Tor IL -
dropped into place, and after one-haIr
turn the thing is done. Down goes TIE
grotesque figure below the surface or
the water, up from the helmet comes =
constant stream OF air bubbles and y
the diver is not working at too greas
a depth you can presently hear tns
click of his tools ringing away at Woik-
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years old. The bones snow symptoms
of serious disease, being all very irreg-
ular In shape. The skull seems rather
small in proportion to the rest OF the
body, but one remarkable feature is
noted-the place for the pituitary body
is so large that 1t would hold a small
orange
AS a rule the heads and skulls OF
giants are deformed in many parts. the
rest of the body having developed at
the expense or the head and brain.
These changes in the skull from the
normal are direct evidence Of disease
and are so interpreted Dy the medical
profession generally Upon post norton
examination of some of the giants IL
has been found that the bony structure
of the head has grown together in most
unnatural fashion, resulting in the
cramping of the brain. That such Is
caused by disease is best illustrated in
individuals who have seemed normal
up to a certain age and then become at
fected so as to appear giantesque.
The giant is therefore not to be adj
mired or envied. but rather to be pitied.
for, much we may marvel at his
size we know that he is a living lie,"
large in body. but small in all else that
goes to make up manhood and manly
life.
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To watch a diver while he Is dress
ing or divesting himself of his profess
sional apparel is not only to be taught
lesson in the art OF taking things
easily, but also impresses one with the
fact that the divers is the only occupa-
ton under the sun in which a tin can
is toilet requisite. The can in ques-
ton is not an ornamental object such as
a silver backed hair brush is or a
set of manicure instruments. but the
divers valet needs 1t in his business
as much as any fop needs either Of the
silver implements, for 1t is in this bat
tered old tin that the valet drops the
thumbscrews that keep the rubber
cloth of the diving suit confined In
place between the outer and inner
plates of the cuirasslike she'll the diver
wears over his shoulders and across
| mis- breast There they remain until
| the diver is ready to dress again.
! when the valet carefully picks them
out of the tin and screws them back in
place.
The operation of dressing a diver
requires two distinct movements, one
taking place on the deck of the vessel
or platform from which he Is working.
the other at the head of the ladder
depths below. It Is a business that
requires a good deal Of time. for the
divers life depends on just how care
| fully each of the several things are
done and no one sacrifices thorough
ness to speed. The diver always has
a comfortable place to sit on before
he begins removing his shoes, after
which he draws on a long pair of
heavy wooden stockings over the legs
~ his trousers. Over these again he
I nnIls on another pair of trousers and
| tnsn he draws on the lower part Of his
diving suit proper. After that is done
he is in the hands of his valet, who
is also the man who tends to the air
pipe and signal rope after the diver
| has descended to the bottom Of the
sea- One of the curiosities of this oper-
alton is the immobility of the man who
| is being dressed He sits perfectly still
with his hands clasped between his
knees, rarely speaking. his eyes fixed
on some distant point though he
were absorbed in considering some
weighty problem.
Meanwhile the valet has been draw
ing the rubber suit up on the divers
arms and part way over his chest. and
then he slips down over his head the
steel cuirass that keeps the pressure OF
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C1ENCE says the giant is an
anomaly. The latest inves-
tigators OF this interesting
subject are two eminent
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Plutarch states that the skeleton OF
Antaeus when dug up was no less than
sixty cubits Cninety feet) tall. Ac-
cording TO Pliny the skeleton of Orion.
brought to the surface by an earth
quake, was forty-six cubits tall.
Maundeville tells some wonderful
tales about the strange men he found
on the Island OF Dondum wherever
that may be-. Here ne says were
Folk OF greet stature, as Geauntes.
and thei ben hidouse for to loke upon
and thei han but on eye, and that
is in the myddylle Of the Front. and
thei eten no thing but raw Flessche
and raw Fyssche. And in another yle
towards the Southe duellen folk Of
yfoule Stature and OF cursed kynde that
han no Hedes: and here Even ben In
here Scholdres."
1t is evident that IN all ages men
spoke OF sporadic instances Of men Of
abnormal size, but tradition always
makes the oldest giants the largest.
for Imagination has added not only
inches but feet to their stature. In
more or less historic times we have
excellent evidence of the existence Of
giants. Quetelet reports details con-
corning a Scottish giant enrolled in his
famous regiment OF tall men by Frcd-
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Fu3o. D1e french Gent

rabbinical writings. Adam was OF gi-
gantic stature before the fall but
then became of ordinary size. In the
book Of Genesis, chapter vi. it is stated
that When the sons Of God married
the daughters of men, their offspring
were giants.
The famous giant or early times was
Og. King OF Bashan. Samson must
have been OF more than ordinary size
as well of extraordinary strength,
but the most famous of all Biblical
giants was Goliath, whom David slew.
How tall he was no account states but
he must have been aWe-inspiring to
judge from the reluctance of any of the
warriors 10 meet him in single combat
until David offered TO meet the redoubt-
able champion.
Hesiod and other poets of antiquity
sang Of the Titans. or Sons OF Earth.
OF huge proportions and great strength.
There are tales Of the contests between
tho giants and the gods running all
through Greek mythology. The theme
is always the same, the contest Of
brute, unintelligent strength against
divine harmonious power. The weak
but intelligent always conquer, just in
the David Goliath story. The giant
IS always a huge child. There was
instructive appreciation Of the fact
that the growth of the body is at the
expense Of the brain. The Greeks I'M
derstood this so well that they made
their Apollo Of only medium height.
with broad, high forehead. radiating in
telligence, while their Hercules had
tho head OF an idiot
In 1918 Henrion presented a very
learned paper to the French Academic
des Inscriptions ct Bellies Lettres, in
IL ~. Il
generation of mankind to his own sat
fsfaction. claiming that the records
showed the following heights of the
worlds great men:
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Is found that the thickness varies con-
siderably from the normal
Numerous physical diseases appear in
giants, from diabetes to tumorS on the
brain, and the abnormalitieS of the
bones are especially numerous.
One of the most famous giants OF
comparatively recent times was Corne-
Illus Magrath the Irish giant. who. born
in 1855, caused great sensation in
Europe, being feet 81 inches tall
when 16 years of age. He was afflicted
with rheumatism from infancy and was
not strong mentally. His skeleton was
preserved in the museum of the Medical
School of Trinity College and in 1873
was taken to the Anatomical and 70
illogical Museum. He died when only %
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Launois and DR.. Pierre Roy who have
searched all medical literature on the
subject and made Investigations at first
hand.
Giants always have been an interest
Ing subject, for the earliest folk tales
are concerned with gigantic human be-
ings. Every child has trembled at the
story Of Jack the Giant Killer and his
Fee, q. 70. fun. I smell the blood of
an Englishman" According to the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22
Dust Wave From the Ocean.

A strange phenomenon was Observed az
Falmouth recently when a windstorm
burst at sea between and 10 o'clock.
bringing with it on the town OF Falmouth
a cloud of what seemed to be smoke or
dust
Some persons say there was smell OF
Are or of birthstone along with the dust
and that the dust or ashes blown against
their faces was hot A number OF the
inhabitants with lively remembrance OF
1903 in their minds sat up dressed all
night in easy chairs rather than retire
to be
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Giant Tanbour Malor OF q
French Regiment

elaboration (rcasoning. Judgment. etc.y
that their intellectual weakness is most
noticeable.
The giants are as rule, liars in pro-
portion to their height, telling tall tales
of their relatives, their age, their expe.
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riences. They are indolent, unamiable.
irascible, unsociable and unpleasant to
live with. Some of these giants will
cry for trif1e and in the next breath
boast of their strength and bravery.
Upon studying the skulls OF x.::tx II
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-03-03
rAGALoG WOMAN

brown man hlanl, Eninirs.s yolIoo,
ones white ones and oyan -, fa,,. rods.
thouob n no SIRE tho t.owns nre.
dominate greatly org lore lone
agn-thousands of vear. AGO man
dYelt here and to-aav s,,nnoee1 rom
uants of the ,horigi,aI naonlo aro ~
he found in the interior districfs and
nm the outsl,irte Of the ISLANDS Rnt
lei MS nuota dirootl, from, orr author.
itr. INC MOL. oo,an,iso ,ati,,a
,ribes win daecop.tante of Ar,,ao
neoroes ana pau.,a,s introduced he
cngntards TIM na+f,,a hloo,e ora 10
eraerito t,,na. tbay ara d,v,rfeb h,
-etaf1ra and dwoli ~ remote r.rts ~
The arcbtnslaoo o-bev tre rs-eil,, re-
corded a. tbe sbortc.fnas and ee rer,
,,a,,ts ~ a., rs-.,.... 900 rtars ara o,l-.
N ooo of tben7 ina hr7,,. raco attbar
nrra M, n,ivad Constitutes rina-+eo-bs
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changed but elsewhere the term
'pure-blood" has little meaning.
The mestizos, the half-breeds. form
The Filipino aristocracy. In India
nalf-castes are looked upon with con-
tempt by either race, they are outcast,
despised; but in the Philippines we
ind an exactly different state Of af-
fairs Mai. Woodruff, in most inter
esting article Ia the New York Times,
says:
There is a final element among the
Filipinos which must be considered
apart. for it is a type or collection of
types having nothing In common with
the Malays. These are the half-breeds
7e mestizos- descendants of European
or Chinese fathers and MalaJ women
They are not SO very numerous per-
haps one-tenth of one per cent. of the
whole, perhaps somewhat more than
this"
Maj. Woodruff tells us the mestiZo
Is the social leader, the land owner,
constitutes the wealthy class, il polit-
zeal leader.
We learn it is grave mistake to
look upon the Filipinos as we look
upon American Indians, as being close
ly related There are found the five
distinct peoples, migrating at differ
ent periods. Among the 10 tribes
there is found variety of languages
ana dialects. The Negritos are pyg-
mics, and bear close resemblance to
the small creatures of the Malay
peninsula and the Andaman islands;
THE close resemblance between them
and the NegritoS of the Philippines
leaves little doubt that all this part of
the world was, for very long time,
in their undisputed possession.
.Frail OF physique and of very low
intelligence, they We're no match for
the bigger and more intelligent men
who next came upon the scene. These
We're the pre- alays-sayage who no
doubt overan the whole archipelago,
and, indeed most of the chains of is
lands extending back to Sumara. The
Igorrotes, who were of so much inter
est at the St Louis worlds fair, belong
to this great race.
The Negrito is little. black and has
kiaky hair, while the pre-Malay is
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Ever since the Philippines we're
: discovered" 10 The American public.
that public has been called upon to
consider various matters relating to
the far-away land and PARKWAY pe3-
PIE. Just at present our political ami
trade relations with the islanders
foim a topic concerning which There
is considerable comment
What picture does the word Filipino
call up? We think OF a brown man
unclothed, lazy, or we may think as
typical the fierce fellows on show
at the st Louis exposition. In any
case, what we know OF the Filipino is
'almost nothing. Suppose we try To
find out little.
One OF the first authorities consulted
tells us there are, In addition to the
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dark brown. of fair size. and has
straight hair. This second type of
man evidently spread over all these
islands, just as the Negrito had done
before him, but he. too, had to move
on eventually. In his turn he was
driven out by men of higher types.
and retreated to the mountains
The main wave of migration was
the true Malay--a race of considerably
sors, so that 1t probably experienced
but little difficulty in gaining possess
sion of all the best parts OF the is
lands. 1t was no doubt possessed of
quite a high civilization, with agricul-
ture and manufactures, so that it set
tied dowa into more or less well or
dered communities, with kings and
minor chiefs, in marked contrast TO
the savages it displaced
I'm time it broke into distinct tribes,
and of these seven big tribes are the
ones we hear the most about, and they
the most concern to the government.
They constitute the bulk of what is
generally considered the Filipino race.
The Spaniards converted them TO
Christianity, but there is little doubt
that they would otherwise soon have
become Mohammedans, for that re-
ligion was already beginning to make
itself known.
THE last wave of Malay invaders is
relative recent history, for it's date
can be fixed at about the fourteenth
century. These people are the Moros
of the Sulu archipelago and Mindanao.
They are the true Malays of literature
the DigaRe5 of the eastern seas.
Priorst6 the twelfth century they were
an insignificant tribe of Sumatra. but
their conversion to Northumberland
seened to start them On their historic
career. They became colonists, trad
ers, pirates and religious enthusiasts
mo doubt in time they would have
| overrun all the northern islands of the
Philippine group we're 1t not for the
opportune arrival of the Spaniard
| They are of about the same physical
type as the seven great tribes to the
| north of them, but In vigor, aggres.
siveness and perhaps intelligence also
they are so much superior that theiI
eventual supremacy cannot be doV Dtful.'
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Az graufing the motion Of the stAl"

S.Hr granting rhe uotiOn OF the stAis
~ YirQluia, the Unit d Sat gu
pren.e court has recognized the l-gal-
ftv OF Virginia TO sue West Vireinis
on It's debt oltim. The formal en-
rsednR Of suit will come later, aud
eventually tho long pending litigation
will be threshed ont to II definite COZ.
clasion.
West Virginia is confronted now
with the situation in its serious form
and will be compelled to maintain
its pc iton to the best possible ad-
vantage. The question is now be-
yond the long distances talking stage,
bat West Virginia will enter the lists
with full faith in the stand it has
7n1i al utained from the on set. 1t has
sleyer conceded to Virginia the right
90 Arbitrarily apportion 10 West VIII
so mia o share of the old s'ate debt
tyYior TO the secession of West Virgin.
la and it does not anticipate an w.
favorable decision on this score.
Years ago West Virginia endeavored
ITO ascertain what proportion of the
debt il should as ume fairlg by taking
"a rsthe basis of settlement the amount
II public improvements all, ted to the
~ rritory now composing the state of
Nest Virginia, but the commissioners
az sent to Richmond received moth
Sng but discouriesy, vet they went
afesd with their investigation and
zrepcrted that West Virginia was
sgz orally liable for only few hum
erred thousand dollars. Owing to
Nirginia's Iefusal to receive tie com
1uissioneis no further negotiations
were attempted. But Virginia issued
G certificate, for $50, 000 0a0 against this
state, which certificates went into the
"a tnds Of spectators who are directly
responsible for this suit.
Now the highest tribunal in the
aad will render unto Caesar his due
-ssr otherwise.
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Impoverished Soil

impoverished soil, like impov-
= crushed blood, needs a proper
fertilizer. A chemist by analyz-
ing the soil can tell you what
fertilizer to use for different
products.
Ii your blood is impoverished
your doctor will tell you what
Won need to fertilize it and give
it the rich, red corpuscles that
are lacking in it. 1t may be you
need a tonic, but more likely you
need n concentrated fat food,
and fat is the element lacking
5n your system.
There is no fat food that is
SO easily digested and assimi-
lated as
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FOR STATE SENATE.

Az the sug estieu friends announce
myself. candidate asking the support 81
the voters Of this Senatorial district Il
West Virginia before the democratic
senatorial convention supporting demo-
cratic principles in general, / viii If nomi-
mated and elected specially advocate q
two cent passenger fare On railroad and
the absolute abolishing Of toll gates upor
public highways and ! further pledge my
seif ibat, i elected, I viii pay my car fare
and not travel TO and from the state capi
'al on free pass.
John 7 Jsnney.
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founding Of Manila Q57D and the
coming Of Mexican and Peruvian sill
yer I'm trade So vigorous was the
Chinese invasion afterwards that 1t
threatened 10 overthrow Spanish rule,
while 10 resulted in the creation of a
large mestizo population. The red or
American race found its way into the
islands in the Spanish ships sailing
annually between Acapulco and Ma
Mia, in the sixteenth, seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries The white race
was mingled with the brown in the
2s0 years OF Spanish domination. In
northern Luzon and in the mountain
Gus and central portions of other is
lands. the native blood has not been
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Public Sale
of Valuable
Personal Property.
COmmencinr al 10 O clock


WEDNESDAY, MARCH Y.
I will sen at my residence about ONT
mile north 81 Ionss Springs, west Of The
Grade d road. the fully described prcperty
4 HEAD OF HORSES.
~ One brood family mare with
Ga foal. sale driver. One a young
-. General purpose horse. One q
three-year old bIcodeJ colt, that has been
worked; viii make fine driver. One 2
three -year-oid stallion, well bred, that
has been worked double and single. One
mule.
Q HEAD OF CATTLE.
Three Of which are good milk COWS.
One fat steer The remainder young
stock cattle.
3 HEAD OF FINE SHEEP. +
VIII have lambs by day OF sale
BROAD WAGONS
One an Acme 4-irch tread, tie otter Z
, horse Studebaker.
SETS OF Pillow GEARS.
A lot OF collars, brides and haiters,
Also many other articles not men
toned.
TERMS OF SALE
A credit OF nine months will be given
on all ums OF $500 and upward, the
purchaser to give his note with approved
security negotiable and payab e at the
Citizens National Bank at Mar'insburg,
w. Va, with iterest from date, but il
paid at maturity interest to be RENTED.
All under sums S. 90 cash.
w. ID LINTO
c. w. STUCKEY, Auctioneer.
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Dl. Stehley eau do ven any kind OF
dent al work. Geld crowns, porcelain
crowns, teeth filled with gold, silver,
platinum and anal am. Grown and
bridge work speciality. Teeth with
or without plates. Best set OF teeth
So. Saves you 81. Like finding money
Remembering time. DR.. Stehley will
be in his office 2lS w. King street,
Monday March 5th for 10 days.
Don't suffer with bad teeth when
DR.. Stehley can save them for you
without pain.
March 9Th for 10 days.
Can't remain overtime.