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Show I THE BONES OF PIGMIES. ! Grares of a Tretiistoric Race of Dwarfs Discovered. Alie ried MaAa r rarintr Sear ve MfaltMrs;, lsnnsrl ictsralisd I'iBiMtitaisr. I John Lspplug, a farmer, plowed up lot of bones on his farm, three miles southeast ot Wayna Purg, Pa., last , ear. This iprlng he did the tame. The vkelotons Were the site of a child, I. W, Hren, shoe Bitfchanl uf Waynethiirg, advauced Ihe theory that Ihe grave waa not that of a child but contained Ihe remains of out of a rare of prehlsmrio pigmies, Mr. Hayara waa tu enthusiastic over the Ond that ha succeoilaii In amusing lha Interest of Prof. WayonQ of Wayiiosburg college, Metsre. W, 1. Alhann, I'.jwbM wcutl, iSorval Z ok, Hayes Jtiaehwrl, Thnmaa Kinrh aa i Photographer t. CHsyree, lnooui-pany lnooui-pany with these gaallemen Mr. Hay ret upend tweoly giavef. The alte of in flu (I la on a knoll In front of Mr. l.Appiug'a houae, Aud tic pet tllghl ly toward the toiilh. The graves, arranged In the segment of a Circle nearly too feet lu diameter, Were dug eist and wail, Ttoey ware illptical hi, lea vug lu tha eaith and 0 ivereJ by amoolu aHbs f aemittouv, one uf wiilmi rneaeured Lit luchea lu leuvth, in IuuUib iu width and 3 liiclin in thlikueea, 'the others varied A few Inches from thee fit urea, the largest being 8 leet long and U feel wide. The caviiUk UA'ier the sltbs were 0 or ID incheadeen. Ihealala were toiiud unlfjrn.ly tan Inohe titlow the torfaoe. 1 he skeiet .ns had bee placed lu ibe graves uuprotecle! by mttoury and were In very cramped positions, 'Ihe heada had beau heut forward over tbe breast and ibe limbs bad ieen drawn up, Tha bod lea bad evidently been placed fnrtiy on the righ: tde, and In every Instance Ihe lace bad been turned towr the east. Mr. Heyret took careful observations At the gravtt were opened And thus dvavrlbed .the Ural allele! u. 'The length of tat tkela'en it It lay was 18 Inclirs; length ol head.o Inclie; spinal column, I Inches; lemur, 0 inohea; llhla, 6 Inohtt; hnraerut, A luciiet; forearm, Inoher; rlbe, Hi inohea. The skelelun waa net nolle complete nor Intact. Onr.halr theikull had crumbled away, Tha r I us on one side were gone and many of tha smaller benra. The Jaw bo tie were well preaerved and tne rni'uih full of leeih, rather small, but remaraably well prtterved. Although the wisdom teeth were there, four of the blouiph.'s were lecking. Ihay eeeru uol to hav had lha lull uoie allowed lo Ihe prea ant race. Otherwise tue akeletou la rrgulnr, well formed and pMporiloned. "In Another eioavatlon was uiauov-red uiauov-red a stone aoout eighteen inchet square, very thin and of a raej eiigf. 1 ula atone waa lilted and dtrhiend the ailid earth, but, upin further txoava-tluu txoava-tluu With a penknle, a piece cf ikull waa found anJ tloailv a pigmy skeleton was brought to view. Inis was evl.ietitiy the skeleton ut a vary young child, no leeth or htad nones beliik' preserved, riucpt the small piece o I skuil meuiloned. Tne bouea of the arma and legs were about An Inch In length end a small sited linger rtug could have been worn on aithvr. After a careful caloulB.lon we all agreed that Ihlt child must have been at Jrsst aix lochet tall." la oue of Ihe graves opened waa found a volume bound lu deer-kin, un which was written the following: 'Johu T. Keut, born 174W. The seventeenth seven-teenth dty ol October, 1711, 1, John Kent, while digging a hole in Ihe new olearlug for the pui oe ef planting ao apple tiee, uncovered a bunuu skeleton skele-ton about three leet long. Believing In the flnsl resurrection of the body as well as the toul, I carefully replaced the slQue over the grave aud planlcj the tree At Ihe bead ot the grave Itrst lo peace, yes manikin uf ancient, uayi. Vie fern er guardian ol the forest land. Thy biara thtll be revered." A small copjier ear ring was tbo only piece ut aittal found lu tbe graves. A curious urn maJe of cUy, mixed with mu-tel shells, Wat a,a louud lu oue grave. The whole col leutlou will be Joaued for exhibition st the (ireen o.uuly otbleuulal, Aug. U and 21 uexi. Profoeaor Wayoofl took charge of the female skeleton, and will aaud it to the Miiilhsoulau liisilliition al Washington, Washing-ton, I), C, for artlculAtieu. A very peculiar ooiittructlon of the tkull waa uollcad In the akeletou. At the Junction Junc-tion uf the froulal and the two parietal bones lu Ihe rear of ihe skull two triau-gular triau-gular pieces of bona were inserted, J jluteJ by sutures In the regular mau nar of the boiiet of Ihe bead. Tblt peculiar construction was only notloed iu the one skull. The (runtal uoiioo' the head had luflered a vary severe frc turn, utlloleul to cauae death. Hi : sides the human bouts ware fouud also lu this grave the boots of a laud turtle and those of a flab. |