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SUND \\ MAGAZINE fcr MAY 22, 1904
lent ■: '■:•- - :■- : eng gemem mh • ■.: ■ -':.■ wm .n
is :■•■:. ted by bis m< •':•.•:■
ll seems that B mum represented Admiral Dot as a
child "i twelve ye rs instead of six, hi m i age,
■ '■' s of Ins mother, who loved the truth.
To p cify her, and with his usu::l rv...iv it. Barnum
lined I .■ ince there was a fat girl who was
'■'-• •" y* ■■■' I igi . Ipa ;ed for six, it was all right
to represent a six-year-old boy a^ twelve.
In all, Admiral Doi traveled for twenty-two years—
first with Barnum throughout the L'nited States and
Canada, and later with the Lilliputian mpany.
Twelve years ago, in Victoria h ' \- v \ ' . • r i . . he was
married to Miss Swartwood, who is just one inch tallei
mself. and whom he met white with the Lil ipu
tians H<t career ■-.: •< in
the stage was brief, ex
tending over only i i
season. Two children
• ■ the result of
this marriage— a jjirl of
• we! >• and a boy of
seven, both of whom are
. if r* irmal size.
H.l ing tired of show
and stage life, the ad
miral ti>"k his family to
White Plains. New
York, and has kept a
hotel there for the past
nine year- He was iv
ntly re-elected deputy
sheriff of his v wn. Ad
■ r J I)-: has a pleas
■ • gentlemanly bear
ing, uvA is a man of
o msiderable intelli
gence
Today the largest of
the midgets is actually
smaller than the small
est of the midgets of
■ .■ Lgo And
a".s<> the modern mid
.•• • i must he able v • sing
and d nee and i iffer a
< redii ■' if perf< irmai
of a theatrical nature.
#
The original Ban i
■ g the head of a
■ g line i■! similar ex
was Annie Wood,
wlv> tipped the scales
■ ■ : • four hundred
■••. ■ tnd Like i
bier ■•■ ■ :-.!■ ins iif
■ • i<lu - sh< w. Annie
an American jrlrl.
Her . ■ has since
}*•<•!: it] sed many
times, although in some
respects her reputation
is secure. Annie had
remark, bly small hands
and arms, feet and limbs,
for her -ize — they were
almost normal. She
was, be ide rather un
ler ized Her weight
depended largely upon
her breadth of shoulders.
Annie Wood
As n n suit, Annie. : •:■ b; bly. i mi i ■ rei I being
bnx.d as she was long :;■...:; ,ny ther t..t gir. vvli • h...
ever gracet! the circus ring. The ponderous Annie
ed whir, she was quite y ung. She died thirty
[i >ur v-ears aij< i
It was to the same famous showman that the world
■■■ the discovery of the human skeleton, a feature
which scores of museums all over the world have since
included in their attractions The precedent for thin
ness established by Barnum has rarely been equaled,
certainly never surpassed. The original thin man was
Isaac Sprague, a native of Massachusetts. From the
curious old-time photograph, which is still presetted, it
is possible to gain a good idea of hew far leanness may
be earned even for show purposes.
Sprague's arms ...... no bigger
than walking sticks, while the bones of
the knee were the largest diameter >>f
his legs. Despite this lack of personal
attraction, Sprague was twice mar
ried, and when he died left a large
family of strong, healthy boys, not one
of whom inherited the lather's thinness.
The charms of the bearded lady
were also first made known to the
public in this famous freak show One
of the first was Miss Annie Jones, a
name familiar enough to the last gen
eration of circus patrons. Annie was
"discovered" when she was only a
child, and as the year- passed her
beard grew and her income naturally
increased Her appearance at the
time of her first engagement is still
• rved in an early photogr ph. She
advertised widely as the "Female
Esau." and was exhibited in Europe
as well as in all parts of the I'nited
5i tes Annie was twice married to
■ ■ • i :• \ mi •:
\nother bearded lady, Madam
Mi yei '■ ■ ■ . ■ ■ earliest freaks,
• ;'..-r; '..-r share ■: • pu rity Her
• ■ i ■ •.:•••! much the more
• inc< it was si mewhat
• . ■ ■ . nei . ■-. . "■• \ than the
■ re. M. <1 mMi yer
.. „ : • ■ . ■ •■; J y
• • tion with
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[omesti ' - ■ . rming
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Xn freaks have ever i «•< n sn well adver
tiser : the; '. ': • ■ '■ legc.n in
: $2t), 'a hen the capti ■ rnei
I ' •.■ ■ i ■ . ered
then i ■ ■ " • ives oi tishen • ■ nd
du»l. niisei PI ey were then • ighteen
years oi . 11-l 1 -- and until just previoui I
that time h..d lived in obscurity.
Re; red in poverty, they had • I last
found a mean I ■ ning an audii •cc
• ; re the king, who at once reci gnized
their unusual peculiarities. Theref«»re
he h..d tjestowed some favors upon
Anni«- Jon«-». tin- U«-.«ritt<i I ,i,!v
Annie Jon.-- .• I t- M i. • > •
The Invniblc Lady
The Soldier Aulomalun
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