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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-15

Tho ,blrtv-frst annual exhibition OF
.ha Virefuia state Agricultural and Me-
chauical Society ended yesterday after
,...,, M sunset. and the several hundred
,itf,rs TO the Exposition Grounds I'M
.-.1iatclv made a rash for transportation
=, tbe centre Of the city Those inter-
..fad iu races were about the only indi-
,iduals who attended the exhibition yes
to-day. FOR early In ihe day In the main
hLu w0rkmen BEGAN 10 gather and pack
,o The exhibits for "a trip hack 10 manu-
f1rtsres and other places down town
Tlose who did make the windy ride 10 the
Ir,unds Immediately went over 70 the
r..c, course as soon as they passed the
,ptrance gate and there were about six
hundred 70 watch the races during the
afternoon.
The weather Friday night gave no token
NJ sunshine and dryness, and 1t was very
Gratifying yesterday morning for those
gho intended going to the Fair TO find
mat old Sol was doing business at the
old stand. and that the wind had dried
the mud. As "a consequence, there was
r8odly number on the grand stand ana
lined up alongside OF the fence "heh
starter Martin dropped the nag on the
nrst race.
The programme contained three events
none of them particularly attractive
There were four races on the card but
the first one-an event for a two-year-old
class-did not take place. only two of
the four horses were lat the post" and,
as three were necessary. the race was
declared off.
The second race was among horses of
DE 2.4O class. purse 500. There were
fifteen entries. eight Of which were
starters. as follows:
Iron Bar. J. w. Sale Richmond.
Fannie T.. NJ. 4. Doyle, Lynchburg Va.
Whalebonc, II. NJ. Hewitt, Weyanoke,
Va
81. c.. II. NJ White Hartford, N. C.
Dewayne. r. NJ. Anderson, Lexington,
Ky.
Leo wilkes Samuel Walton, Falls
Mills, Va
Maggie watkins. r. VI. Hardin, Durham,
". Q.
WHEY. 3. NJ. Bruce. Suffolk. va.
Six heats took place before the race
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was decided. Iron Bar made nice heat
OF it on two occasions leading the bunch
in the fourth and fifth heats. Both times
the pretty gray stallion went around the
track without a skip. and Driver Sale
did splendid work. b. l.. G. captured
three OF the heats, however. and was
declared a winner, with Iron Bar a SPLEEN
did second. and Maggie Watkins third.
The time see-sawed between 2:35 and
2.37 Ia. the third heat won by Il. l.. c..
being trotted in 2:32 ii. In the first
heat Maggie Watkins went under the
wire a pretty winner, and Leo Wilkes
got second place on two occasions.
The second race was an easy thing
Tor Whitby. IL was the free-for-all, purse
500. with four starters as follows:
Otard. w. l.. James, Baltimore.
Branchwood, Acca Stock Farm, Rich
m0nd.
Whitby, r. NJ. Hewitt, Weyanoke. Va
John w. McCleary and McClelland,
Norfolk. Va.
The admirers Of Branchwood thought
that the bay gelding had more than
d chance to win. and the book-makers
scraped I'm no small sum from the hackers
Of the Acca stock Farm horse. He was
driven by Staten, Bass being obliged TO
leave the track on account Of the sad
death OF his little boy. Hewitt. driving
" hlloys however Stelneu 10 start IN tne
race with the determination that his
animal was to win the race and he had
an easy time OF it in three straight heats
The time, respectively, was 2:24 2:26. and
2.31 The first heat, II will be seen, broke
the track record by "a quarter Of "a second
the best time heretofore being 2:241-4
The third-a hurdle race was the first
running event and was easily won by
Thursdays winner-Hustler. There were
four staTters-Allounette, II. II. Robin
con. Richmond. Hustler. ". c. Parkin-
con. Taylorsville, Va. The Devil, Allen
Potts. Richmond. Miss Croxton, r.. NJ.
Pitcher Richmond
Mr.. Edward Woodbridge was Hustler's
mount, and held his horse well In until
the three-quarter pole had been passed.
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g9@A

10 pieces decorated china, fired, Mrs. L.
l., Bass. S06 East Main street, City; piece
OF decorated china, Mrs. S. Duke, IL South
First street, city; piece of decorated
pottery ia clay, fired, Mrs. Il. n. Thomas,
3O6 East Main street, city; six plates IN
china, fred Miss Mary Norwood SOl East
Franklin street. City; six cups ana sau-
GERS in china, fired, Mrs. S. Duke, II South
First street, city; painting on boiling
cloth or null, Mrs j. c. Fowler, city;
specimen painting on velvet, etc, Mrs.
j. G. Fowler; specimen painting on SILK
or satin, Mrs. S. Duke; fan painted, MISS
]. Nj. Helrholzer, 6O2 West Clay street,
city; specimen painting in Kensington on
fabric Mrs. Il. n. Thomas. 3O6 East Main
street; specimen in Lustre painting, Mrs.
T. n. Thomas; painting on lace, Mrs Il.
n. Thomas
Miscellaneous-Form of carving, etc,
William Sievers, Sl7 East Franklin street
city; fancy bric-a-brac, Miss O. NJ. Quay
4O7 West Grace street. city; specimen
hammered brass, etc. Mrs. Il. N. Thomas,
SO6 East Main street, city.
Amateur photOgraphy-Views not less
than six. Thomas Christian. city; groups,
not less than three, same; transparences,
same; opais. same; bromide prints, same;
collection of bromide prints, same; print
on emulsion paper, ETC., same.
Depari IN MI IL.
Glass 1.-Exhibit Of white wheat w. c.
Kendig, Llpscombe, Va; exhibit Of white
corn in ear, w. w. Smith, 1904 west Broad,
city: exhibit Of yellow corn in car w. w.
Smith, lD04 west Broad, city, exhibit of
sweet com. T. T.. Hooper. city; exhibit Of
winter oats j. b. Washington, Wood
fords. Va; exhibit Of spring oats, W. c.
kindly. Lipscombe. Va; exhibit Of clover
seed w. c. Kindig Lipscombe, Va; ex-
hibit Of timothy seed. w c. Kindig,
Lipscombe, Va; exhibit of orchard grass
seed, j. r.. Washington, WGodfords, Va;
exhibit of peanuts. n. Il. HaiDish, Man
chester Va, bale OF timothy, r. c. Belle
wood. Drev ry's Bluff, Va: bale Ct clover
hay. H. c. Bellewood. Drewrys Bluff,
Va: bale Of mixed clover and timothy.
e. C. Bellewcod. Drewry's Bun. Va;
bale of herdsgrass, Il. c. Bellewood,
Drewry's Bluff. Va. specimen Of fax. w.
w. Smith, 1904 west Broad. city; exhibit
OF lima beans, w w. Smith, 1904 west
Broad. city; exhibit OF black-eye peas. J.
i. Washington, Woodfords, Va; exhibit
OF sofa beS MS. E G. Bellewood, Drewry's
Bluff, Va; exhibit OF winter squash, T.
Il. Hooper, city; exhibit Of onions, IL.
Washington, Woodfords, Va; exhibit OF
greer peas r. II. Hooper, city; exhibit OF
snaps, r. T.. Hooper. city; largest ana
best collection or root vegetables, w. w.
Smith. No. 1904 west Broad street: speci-
men OF hemp. w. w. smith, No. 1904 west
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Dur lprap Department

for men. Mrs. L. V. Younger, Box %, city;
darped net bed spread Miss Lee Mettert'
900 Venahle street. city; dined net
childs dress, Miss Lee Mettert, 2229 Ven
able street. city; darncd net T'llo" shaiIls,
Miss Lee Mettert, 2229 Venable street city
specimen darned net, Miss Lee Mettert,
2l9g Venable street, city; dozen doliies
etched on linen or linen lawn In SIR
Mrs w. II. Tyler. care w. II. Tyler cry;
dozen doiies etched ard emproldereu vi
linen or linen lawn in silk, Miss Mary
Henry. 1Olf east Marshall street, city'
pillow shams braided. Mrs. \. NJ. Iyler'
care A. NJ. Tyler, secretary; Specimen
tatting edge, Mrs. Mcfarland. Dl west
Grace street; specimen honiton lace NJ
$. Buckner New LoEdon. Va; specimen
guipure lace, Mrs. C. A. Peple' STATE
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ricksburg Va; Purest and best dlstiiia-
ton Of whiskey-G. w. Palmore. Rich-
mond. Va. Cider vinegar, Mrs j. Q. Fow-
Ter. Richmond. Va.
Collection and display OF greenhouse
plants by ]. ID. Hooper, city; collection
of colored foliage plants, Melton and
Nuckols collection and most tastefully
arranged hanging basket, Cecil and
Laird 2O4 south Cherry street;
floral designs, Cecil and Laird. 2O4 south
Cherry street; table bouquet. James ID.
Hooper, city; hand bouquet. James ID.
Hooper. city: basket OF flowers for table.
Cecil and Laird, city; vase OF cut flow
ers. J. d. Hooper, city; collection OF
dahlias-named, j. ID. Hooper, city.
Glass b--Collection greenhouse plants,
Mrs. DR. Robinson SIC Il. Franklin; collec-
ton single or double towering geraniums
Mrs. DIR. Robinson, BIG f.. Franklin; coll
lection Of cacti Miss Kate Bauer. East
Richmond; collection of ferns, Mrs. Dr.
DR.. Robinson. SIC east Franklin street,
specimen OF Aloysia. Mrs. DR.. Robinson,
bls east Franklin streets specimen Gala.
Mrs. DR.. Robinson. SIG east Franklin
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THE STATE FAIR CLOSED.
Several Hundred People Witnessed the Races
Yesterday The Two Trotting Events the
Most Interesting Exhibitors Nov
ing Their Property Away.

sausage man was about the most pop
ular OF the fakes. II was rather I'M
conventional TO go around the race track
eating a sausage sandwich, and the
debutantes on the grand stand looked
down with 10 little disdain. But when
q man Is hungry and has hardly the
time TO make a trip down town for steak
and mushrooms. Coney Island sausage
is not the worst fare on earth. and the
debutantes used to little thin, ribbon-tied
sandwiches, cannot for moment appre-
ciate the eastronomic delights OF 'em
while they are hot.
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The Devil and Miss Croxton had, In the
meanwhile, wasted all OF their speed. and
afhihaons horse came in an easy winner.
just AFTER the race Rhea and Hustler
H'49e NILE dash. and Rhea had an
easy thing OF H.
Thus the fair closed. The tower hav-
ihs been blown down Friday, Professor
Cfe"e made none Of his thrilling Jumps
Yesterday. and the balloon man. though
'he pofsessor of new canvas. made
no ehoft 70 take journey in the upper
atmosphere.
The switchback and merry-go-rounds
Mere well patronized yesterday, and the
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street: specimen plant Of Saliva, w. w.
smith. 1904 west Broad street, specimen
plant of Neruim. Mrs. Mrs. DIR. Robinson.
SIG east Franklin street: collection OF CO.
lens. Mrs. Or. Robinson, bls east Frank
lin street: collection OF palms, Mrs. DIR.
Robinson. SIG east Franklin street; speci-
men plant OF palm. Mrs. DR.. Robinson.
SIG east Franklin street; specimen plant
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floor Sinoleums,

Moor SIlloleulllS,
asthe price of this great floorcovering
has always been beyond the reach OF
many. Now we are selling II at halt
price-in fact, it is as cheap as the
ordinary oil-clothS.
Three different qualities.
Booth price, 80; sale price 7Sc.
a square yard.
Booth price, 81 ; sale price, SOC. a
square yard.
Booth price, &c. ; sale price
37i-2c. a square yard.
Also Floor Oil-C!oths yard wide,
yard and half wide, and two yards
wide.
The SOC. quality for CSC. a yard.
The 40c. quality for 25c. yard.
The Sos, quality ISc. ayard.
1000 Pairs SAGE Curtains
Bought by us from an importer
who heard of our great carpet pur-
chase and wanted cash. We cannot
describe the patterns but give below
the widths and lengths. Don't tail
TO come and look at these.
SOC. A PAIR.
90 inches wide, three yards long.
FOR 81 A PAIR,
% inches wide, 3 IL yards long.
FOR SIPS A PAIR,
AZ inches wide, 3 ID yards long.
FOR ST. SO A PAIR,
50 inches wide, 3 ID yards long.
FOR 81 A PAIR,
90 inches wide, 3 ID yards long.
FOR 50. so A PAIR,
90 inches wide, 4 yards long.
These curtains are perfect in quail
ty, tapped all around, and come either
white or ecru.
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Corner
Sixth
and
Broad.

6all an6 Stair Carpets
Were a strong feature Of the Booth
stock. We are selling off seven pat
terms of the
Best BODY Brussels,
Which everybody knows are the best
for that purpose at 800. A YARD.
Booths prices were $40, $3.50
and Si.6O a yard. For the week we
have punched every piece, IA pat
terms of
parlor, Chamber ano Dining
Room
Body Brussels Carpets (Lowell-Hart-
ford'S BiglowS and SloaneS) into one
lot, some with and some without
borders,
ct soc. a Uaro.
Booths prices were Si.4O, $3.50
and Si.6O yard.
For this week we have punched
every piece of 8 and 75c.
Gap. Brussels Carpets.
IS patterns for rooms; 4 patterns
for halls and stairs, into one lot at
Csc. A YARD.
A sale of Ladies' ready made
Suits, Blazers and BlouzeS and Skirts
to match, made of Navy-Blue Storm
Serge and mixed CheyiotS worth
s. to $40. Special price, $3.50 each.
Better come quick before your size is
gone.
Don't miss our special sales in all
departments this week.
Jn9rain Carpets.
Two pieces the Booth Company
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sold for 3Oc; one piece the Booth
Company sold for CSC. yard wide.
SALE PRICE is iSe. A YARD.
Cotton Gbain Carpets
Yard wide, 9 pretty patterns, the
Booth Company sold for SOC. Three
patterns, they sold for 4oc; sale prlceiS
25c. A YARD.
Union lDool Carpets,
Yard wide, very heavy, wove one
way, "a patterns; the Booth Com
palw sold for 6Oc. Sale price is
3Oc. A YARD.
Extra Super tDool
Carpets, meaning a very heavy grade.
Beautiful patterns, six different col
oringS, yard wide. The Booth Com
pany sold for 75c. Sale price is
4Oc. A YARD.
oil tDool CARPETS.
The best yard-wide Carpets the
Booth Company could buy. They
sole for SOC. Sale price is
SOC. A YARD.
Our tprap Department
Now ready with our special bargains.
Stylish Jackets, tight fitting, with
large loose skirt and extra large
sleeves. Black Fox-Fur trimming
furnished, tailor-made, for $40.
Diagonal Cloth Jackets, Umbrella
Backs and Collars, fur edged, at s..
Is new Cloth CapeS, 81. SO to SIS:
Children'S Gretchen CloakS, all
sizes.
Many good housewives, many
StorekeepeerS. many men with offices
hailed with delight our sale OF the
Booth Companys stock of
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Glass r-short horns.-buli. three Year,
and over. e. o. Craft. Heistersburs.
pa hull two years and Under three.
q. o. Craft. Heissersburs. IA; esu
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but DIR. Samuel G. Howe, superintendent
Of the Perkins institution for the Blind,
al Boston, Mass, took an interest IN her
case, and devoted a great deal OF time
10 her education. He first taught her
the names Of objects by placing some
familiar article I'm her hand. and then
giving her the name of the object In
raised letters She was subsequently
taught the alphabet. and then spelling
and the rudiments. and eventually learn
ed TO read. write, sew and do house
hold work. She finally put into execu-
ton a maxim about the blind leading
the blind. herself becoming a teacher
Of the blind at the Perkins Institute,
where she remained until her death. In
1889.
A no less notable case, though not an
analogous one, is that Of the famous
negro pianist known as Blind Tom
This creature. for there was little Of the
human IN his makeup. so far as could be
seen. was bought with his mother, a slave
woman. I'm 1850. by Oliver H. Perry OF
Southern Georgia. The child was then
a mere infant but was hopelessly blind
and was supposed TO be practically an
idiot. Hence the planter who sold his
mother made no charge for the child
but simply threw him in. as the saying
goes. rather than separate the mother
and the child. The little unfortunate grew
ND on Mr.. Perry's plantation very much
after the fashion Of pet animal re-
ceivi1g no special attention, and spend
ing most Of his time In the open air
summing himself His talk was gibber-
ish. and all who saw him predicted that
ne would develop into a full-hedged idiot.
one day his masters family were sur
prised to hear certain fayorite airs Of the
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| he developed remarkable ability rs a
| civil engineer. directed and supervised
/ the building Of several roads and capped
| the climax by constructing a road across
| a long stretch Of marsh land which the
best engineering authorities had pro-
nounced a physical impossibility. DIR.
| Henry Moyes. who was born IN Fife
shire In 1850, and like Metcalf. was blind
/ ed by smallpox at the age OF six. actu-
| ally became so well vereed In chemistry
| and the science OF optics that he ranked
| as an authority and made living by
| lecturing on these subjects. On one oc-
caslon, II is said. when the coach on
which ne was riding fell into a ditch
he assisted his fellow-passengers out Of
the ditch and directed the work Of re-
moving the fallen coach. Lieutenant
Holman. another one Of the sightless un-
fortunates. won fame as u traveller in
strange and unknown countries. and his
works descriptive OF his travels. at the
time Of publication, outranked the best
works Of the kind extant
Another blind man who won fame by
his travels was James Wilson. who was
born IN the State OF Virginia in f7T9
and lost his sight as a mere child while
on a vessel bound for Belfast. He man
aged however. In one way or another.
to support himself, and in 1920 published
appendix, sketches OF the achievements
of fifty notable blind people. This work
ran through several editions. and is one
Of the most notable contributions 10 the
literature Of the blind. James Black
lock, Of Edinburgh. studied for the minis
try and attained sufficient standing 20
have the degree of Doctor Of Divinity
conferred upon him by the University.
He is supposed 20 have been the first
blind man 10 receive that high honor.
Or. Blackjack wrote the article on "The
Blind" for the original edition OF the
Encyclopedia Britannica, and his work
has been much drawn upon by suisse
qucnt writer's.
methods Of educating the blind have
resulted IN the general hetterment Of
the condition and opportunities Of the
sighuess, but & appears there have been
less cases Of strikingly notable achieve
ments. The general level having been
raised, work accomplished by individ-
ua< does not, Of course, stand out In
such bold relief as II did in the days
when the average blind person had no
facilities whatever for acquiring knowl-
edge, either general or special The
case Of Laura Bridgnan Is. perhaps,
more widely famous than that OF any
other blind person Of the century, unless
Il be Blind Tom the marvellous pianist.
Laura Bridgman was born i'm 1870, in
Hanover ~ H., lost her sight and hear
Ing IN infancy and soon after lost her
power Of speech. Her sense OF smell
was also destroyed. and that Of taste
was seriously impaired. In olden times
the child so situated would have been
considered beyond relief OF any kind,
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Facts About the Hair.

II Is rumored that glossy hair is TO
become the fashion, and that the sheeny
locks seen upon the heads OF our grand
mothers are coming In again with the
adoption OF silk nightcaps. These caps,
It is claimed, absorb the perspiration
that weaken the roots Of the hair and
protect the head from drafts and chills
that make the hair come out. The cap
Is, however, by no means the only agent
in making the hair soft and shining.
Constant brushing has quite as much TO
do with II, as well as keeping the scalp
clean by en- occasional washing with
CASTLE soap and soft water or the white
OF an egg. One OF the best hair tonics
is made from rum and quinine. The OBJ
ject OF brushing the hair is not only 10
stimulate the scalp and keep It free from
dandrun, but 30 keep & free from every
particle OF dust its entire length For
the latter wrpose a brush with closely
set brstles is necessary.
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The PRrisienne's Art.

The representative Of a Paris silk house
was telling a party OF friends at the
Auditorium one day last week how the
Partisan woman manages to render her
self fascinating in spite Of natural dis
advantages.
AN English woman Is beautiful by ma
ture or not beautiful" said he, "a
Parisienne can rarely compete with the
beautiful English woman in feature or in
complexion and purity Of skim but she
exerts such an effort OF will in making
herself fascinating that she often sur
passes her rival In spite Of natural dis
advantages. Take Rachel. for instance.
Nature gave her thin face with large
and prominent forehead, deep set eyes, a
sunken mouth a pointed chin, a scraggy
body and lean arms. out of these natu-
raj materials the little Jewess, by dint
OF genius, Will. passion. love and gold
spent on beautiful objects, made the
Rachel that men will ever remember.
I'm the Parisienne from the shop girl
10 the grand dame, there seems 10 be
an innate cult Of her person, a respect Of
her flesh, a pride in her silhouette and
bearing, and, withal, a constant effort
10 refashion and remake herself In &C
cordance with a marvellous ideal Of beau
~. grace elegance and youth; TO take
from antiquity. from the East. from all
ages and all countries, that which has
constituted their peculiar elegance and
then to reduce those elements Of elegance
TO the Partisan formula.
Every Parisenne is a living work OF
art, the product Of a mysterious collabo-
ration Of surrounding influences, some
stored in the galleries of the Louvre
others acting and living in the scuiptors,
the painters, the poets. the Asphasias
and the Phrynes Of the day and in the
development Of that refined and immoral
Institution which is the privilege Of the
Latins The creation OF a Parisenne is a
miracle Of instinct. There is no other
explanation"
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daughters OF the family PLAYED upon the
piano although none of The members
of the family were I'm the room in which
the piano stood on investigation. little
"Biind Tom was found sitting on the
piano stool with an 0pigh look Of glee
on his face. his little chubby black hands
meantime travelling up and down tho
KEYBOARD with extraordinary speed and
precision Surprised. but not then COM
prehending the extraordinary nature Of
the performance. Mr.. Perry good natured-
Nv allowed the little negro boy 10 spend
as much time as he pleased at the piano.
and I'm a few months the youngster had
aeveiopcd into a veritable prodigy.
prodigy without counterpart on record
either before or since. After single
hearing ne would play with faultless pre-
cision any composition, however intricate
or dimcult. and repeatedly gave the most
marvellous tests Of his powers at public
exhibitions.
clan in the audience insisted ON having
"Bllnd Tom" play q secondo 10 ian
tasia which ne himself had just com
posed his object beins TO ascertain
whether the boy could really play a
piece which he had no opportunity what
ever Of committing 70 memory. me
work was in thirteen pages, but the boy
unhesitatingly accompanied the composer
with second and then amazed ms
audience by fairly pushing the composer
on the piano stool and triumphantiy
playing the entire composition from start
TO finish with infinitely more grace and
delicacy and spirit than the writer him.
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Of the sixteenth century. A century and
q half later Turlagh CarOlan won uh-
dying fame as the blind composer and
harpist though with him the harp was
simply a means TO an end-the end Of
composing the graceful songs and airs,
some Of which stil live. About his time
lived Nicholas Saunderson, who though
blind from childhood up became Lucasian
EGofess0r OF Mathematics az Cambridge
University succeeding such men as Wits
ton and Sir Isaac Newton. IN addition
20 hts fame as mathematician, Sander
son became widely known as a numisna-
tist II is said Of him that ne could iden-
tfy any coin handed 10 him 10y simply
passing his hands over it.and. as the story
goes be was so expert that he even de-
tected certain oounterfeits Of Roman coins
iu one az the great collections
William Talbot, who was born Ia i1Sl
90 Roscret, Ireland, mastered the intri-
caries OF tns organ to such an extent
that he constructed an improved organ
with his own hands introducing Ina IT
many excellent improvements. Francis
Huber who was bora in Geneva I'm lloo
aud became blind al seventeen years OF
axe. devoted himself SO successfully 10 The
study of the habits and peculoudes OF
The bee family that his published work
ou bees U.s. or was up TO recent Gate,
the acknowledged authority. Leonard
Euler became blind late IN lie. but not
withstantius this affection @bseqHenily
wrote Dis famous work on Elements or
Algebra and his scarcely less famous
Theory of The Moon
John Mctcaif. "a Yorkshire man. who
lost hls eyeslght at sixty years OF a5e'