The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-04
BLIND CHARLEY TELLS OF HIS
EXPERIENCE AT WORLDS FAIR
Sigh'less City Hall Newsboy Wis
its Great Exposition and Mar
ves at Its Many Beauties-Mu-
sic Features Especially Inter
esting.
HAS A COLLEGE EDUCATION.

With = college education which would
admit him 10 the sophomore class %
either Harvard. Yale Or Princeton univer-
titles and. OF course 20 any Of ths lesser
schools or colleges OF the United States.
Charles Z Reayey. absolutely bind. Is
selling papers IN the City Hall o. the
Worlds Fair city Of St Louis. and e
friend OF Mayor Wells and varfou. prom
inent officials.
Notwithstanding his total inability TO
see even the binding rays OF the great
searchiight- az they sweep across the
vision OF the thousands % spectator,
nightly. Blind Charley" as he II fsn.i.-
larry and a-eciionately known by the den
izens % the city building averages rot
less than three visits weekly to the TX
position. and the pleasure and profit which
he derives from trip through the mag
nfcenr exhibition palaces or a half hour
spent with the great music organizations
which are daily delIzhtinS the thronss OF
Fair visitors. probably mean much more
70 this sightiess but talented young man
than do they appeal TO She casual visitor
who travels through the vfs-as OF TIRE Fair
more for the satisfaction CT declaring thar
ne has actually visited the Exposition
r i,st than from the FAC, that genuine
AtlfENIEOul-
Bind CHARLEY T. first OF all possessed
OF an education Of which ~ is the fortune
o. comparatively few 20 boast As a young
man he vas student % the splendid
iirard College OF PHILADELPHIA and in fssi
ne vas graduated from ;his institution
with the honors which accompany the a.
plorna which the classical ard phflosorfsi
cal aiurnnus r. worthy OF bearing n. had
followed the literary branches from the
the graduates OF tn. college n was T,-h
thorough preparation for literary ard
SCIENTIFIC study that he entered upon his
BECOMES TOTALLY BLIND.
Two years later. while engaged IN prac-
teal work as an attach. Of a whip manu-
featuring company In his native town. he.
By accident. was struck IN the ball OF the
right eye. from which he lost his xrhr.
An operation followed and a year later
lie became totally blind
After being incapaciseted for the duties
bcn his education entitled him. he en-
'ered one OF the schools. which the state
OF pennsylvania provides for the blind.
and there he became thoroughly ver.ei
In music and learned not only to become
an expert pianist. but q talented yiolinist
as well, and his music ability vas not al
al mechanical but artistic and practical
the world Of literature and music. which
had heretofore delighted him. he had been
removed t2E period by the accident
hts latter education. aided by the natural
incIinations OF his mlnd and spirit. gave
him an entirely different conception o. |
the World. and with a happy and satisfied |
marnerisrn he has entered into the pleas
rres OF life. and has doubtless derived |
much more from the ordinary surround
inss OF every-day living than has many |
more Of his moro fortunate ueighbors
considered from . purely raaseriaHstic !
standpoint
lie became an employee OF the Bell TeIe-
phone Company. and for many years was 4
one OF the valued attaches Of the central 4
oc1ce- TIE work was satisfactory FOR
him. because. through his wonderful sense 4
% hearing and touch. which rad been !
developed since his accident. he was able
to make the desired connections such as
were required under the system IN yoxus L
until I'VE years age. Then the new nan