Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-01-11
A Boy WONDER.
Az frTvt"u. ~ ghtaing & ale u1ators Thrown
fsr in thr shade.



9IDIsS At hTrin's Ferry. o.. SAYS there
j. at prrssnJsn tha, place a party Of
cl't! vugluelrs running line for the
exclusion of the " hceling X Lake En-.
railway,
Tbey are qnartcrcd at the Hotel May
Mood. aud anoug them II a boy euI-
ps"yrts as a pole carrier. He Is a little
past lb. aud tiIc fellow is the prid. Of
'sc cuTF- lie furnishes uightly enter
'asom"nts in thr parl"rs. not only for
t"e hotel guests but for large num-
bcr ut outsiders who hay. heard o. his
wonderful. genius,
lac boys uame is " Williard l. Scott
aud aiS hnuI. j. New York City lie
Is natural lightning calculator" aud
can answer almost any mathematical
Question the instant II is propuuntied.
ID. does uoi C.auiIuc himself tu addi-
uuu. multiplication. and division. as
ma~t pyszii..i,.~ in his lin. do. but he
gs~-> If iuto compound proportion.
Nssagi as.asurr. the contents ui sphrri-
cal and irregular budlc>. and the Like.
Ia~ other evening gentleman
asked. 10 get \ wedge two inches
~ wIdr NJ otr rud and seven inches wide
al the other " heru must cut board
Twelve iuraes ide AT one eud and
tAIaEr. SElu ia Do.2l IL a Certain
Ihs answer came as uuirk as n flash
and t" prove It the iuterrugator solved
the problem u'alhrmatiraliy aud Ia
m'rv perfectly demonstrate tn. prop.,-
siiiua a carpenter who MAS a ug-mber
ut The party ma.ia Ia. actual rxp-ri-
mrut u-Nt dIy with = saw aud board
aDd found the answer CurreCt
Auo,h"r problem given wa~ srle,.ted
from = very autIguaicd philosophy
sh'ch might have been used bv ben
Harrison grandfather. 4, read a.
follows "Iw" gentlemen one. went
cunning. onu weighed loo pounds
aud the other 30 pounds. They shot
= deer aud were at u loss 10 determine
its weight They placed a pole ON \
log :" tnai with one on on. end aud
the other on the other end the pole
balanced They then exchanged end.
and IL VAS found that tn. lighter man
With the deer ON his lap balanced the
heavier one ON the long eud of the
pole. How mach did the deer weigh2"
one hundred aud sixteen pounds.
anne ihv answer quick as "A fash from
'c"ttE'> lips. and after long course
I hSurluS the answer proved cor
eCt.
What i the diameter Of a circle |
hose circumference i seventeen feet
nd two lnc.eS'' was asked him. and |
- answered 1t correctly before the |
uers was hardly ou, Of the quesiioner's
ps. All such problems ar. answered |
quickly that there can be- no time
thDnUhf Dn.sftnas -,
"n he does without the Use of partial
roducts or addition. commencing at
ie left tn write the answer In divis-
n 1t IS the same, and no matter how
any hgures there are in the num-
'rs' The answer comes just as quickly.
can add up four or six column Of
cures at once and subtract like
agic.
The most wonderful part of it all is
fact that he cannot tell how he does
ana he SAYS that the answers come
him 6y intuition.
" an intervieY told him he could
Axe fortune ii he would formulate
iheory whereby others might work
hhodically. He answered that he
fw 1t aud that he had often tried To
7 INTO words or even conceive in his
IN mind the manner in which the
nderS are performed. But il had
PAYS been in vain. He stated that
HAD no voliti0n in the matter, and
It he could not help feeling the cor.
answer come To his mind when.
he heard any question in mathe.
rics stated.
,e Will beyond a doubt make an ex-
ont evil engineer, but he saws that
hlways goes over his work in the
81 oIu way of common people to
re his answers, feeling that intui-
twili hardly do for practical pur-
ps. Said he: .'All the laws and
RS of nature are sometimes set at
Wht, and he feels afraid to trust
natural GIFT in matters of import
a, even though it has never deceiy-
elm.
has had a dozen good offers to
| trl with shows and become =, d;p,e
mum freak. but he has alwavs do
ell. preferring to learn an honest
aaseful occupation first. and if his
ta remains with him, amuse the .
WI with 1t later on. He is pleas .,
aEood-natured boy and has MANY :
q'les aside from his genius which !,
wi endear him to his acquaintap- ,,
ceHe admitted that he is some. !.
u sore ly tried by people with more :
"uIiy than good judgment. and he
gd,ll y tries to humor those who
/ ieii interest IN him. He is "A little
pa6 years of age. was born in New
ftlty. and is the son of ii Journey 9;
m'alntcr He has only common q
50. education. but is brighter than :, :,
therage boy of his age. His father. 9,
mt. nor any of his relatives have :,
eIspiayed any uncommon ability v
indlrection Of mathematics. nor :"
hany of them ever engaged in any 81.
PIT the trend of which would be- o.
tot such an unnatural develop i;