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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-20
BLIND BOY NOW SEES,
BUT LIFE LOSES CHARM
Unable to Recognize Objects With
Which He Formerly Was
Familiar.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
PARIS, October z, 1913.
Dr. Moreau of Saint Etienne publishes
extraordinary notes of the results Of a
surgical operation which restored the
sight of boy of eight years. The child
had double cataract from birth and could
barely distinguish day from night. But
the consciousness Of exterior objects
which sight refused was obtained by the
development of his senses to such de-
gree that he was able to distinguish the
different COWS in his fathers stable By
hearing them walk in the yard.
After the operation and eight days in
dark room light was admitted and every
body anxiously awaited the child's first
impressions. But he said nothing. merely
uttering a few inarticulate cries After
few days more In the dark room asaln
he was allowed free sight, but he show
ed no emotion, and said that he did not
know what various objects We're win
which he was perfectly familiar preyi-
ously by touch. He recognized only the
hand of the surgeon when he TOOK ii
into his own, and could tell wine only
by the smell, and so on. Il was some
time before he acquired the notion OF
colors but as soon as he did so they
seemed of supreme importance. overshad-
owing everything else. Anything shown
to him was black or white, according to
whether turned toward the light or other
wise, and he now decomposea everything
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-20
LONDON-TO-PARIS RATES
ON TELEPHONE TO BE CUT
Agreement Between United King
dom and France Will Ha1ve
Price Now Charged.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON. October 10. 1913.
Financial men will welcome notifica-
ton about to be issued by the post Office
that the cost of telephone communica-
ton between London and Paris is to be
haIved. The agreement between the
United Kingdom and France regulating
the telephone service between the two
countries has been ratified, and as soon
as the preliminary instructions are issued
to various officials and arrangements are
made the post Office will announce the
reduction.
One class especially will rejoice. those
interested in arbitrage business, who
have found the easiest way of commune
eating with Paris from London was via
New York by cable.
Hitherto the fee for communication
with France or Belgium from towns in
England and Wales admitted to the
Anglo-French and Anglo-Belgian service
has been So for conversation with. Bor-
deaux, Lyons, Marseille and st. Etienne,
for which the charge was 81 80. For COM
munication between Paris and those
towns In Scotland admitted to the Anglo
French service the charge has been $50
for period of three minutes. and con.
yersations over the Anglo-French and
Angio-Belgian circuits for double periods
at reduced rates could be obtained AZ
night by Subscribers who agreed to make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-20
FRENCH MONUMENTAL.
Paris and Provinces Alike Rival in
Erection Of Memorials.

FOREIGN Correspondence or Inc Star.
PARIS. October 1. 1913.
The zeal of Parisians in erecting monu-
nents to the more or less famous dead
has alarmed the authorities of the capi-
tai. which at some points hesins to resem-
bic a cemetery. kilograms report a SINH
lar ominous activity in the provinces. At
Marmande the memory of Gen. Brun,
former minister of war. has been honored
by a statue which was unveiled by the
minister of war, NJ. Etenne. At Javron.
Ma apne the minister of labor, NJ. Che
ron. unveiled the bust of Serviniere. ia
tner az the loca, deputy At Chamouilley.
Uauto Marne the name of Gu llaume
Efienne. Playwright. journalist. press CEN
anr academician and politician Of the first
emnire was rescued from oblivion by the
unveiiing of a monument and tributes by
nj Ciaretie, NJ Robert de Flers and other
speakers
Aducafion of the deaf and dumb was
amcnr the many persons whose memory
u,as honored last week Representatives
a. ali the deaf and dumb institutes of
FRANCE gathered at the foot Of the statue
At Versailles After a wreath had been
6eposited. eloquent expressions of the
Srsfitude of the deaf and dumb tc the
6snefactor Of their kind were delivered
d tho language Of signs.
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mother took the shuttle. Her hands
trembled with weakness, but after 2
few futile trials her old skill came
back and she formed a perfect loop OF
tatting. Does that look anything like
.It looks Just like it." Myrtice re-
sponded. joyfully. Nov, do teach me
how, unless you are too tired already.
oh, you are. See how you tremble
mo, will show you." and IN short
space of time Myrtice was making nne'
even loops, smooth and beautiful. ~,
"When you get that we'll learned I'll
show you some other things. more IN
tricate."
Myrtice hunted out the old trunk and
came across a box of the most beauuIul
as samples and finally after making up
tatting of different designs she set out
to dispose of it.. She expected to De aoae
to sell it to dry goods stores, out she
found no sale. All had made arrange
ments for hand work, did their own or
did not buy from individuals. Myrtice
returned home more weary than she mad
ever been before. She had been eiateo
with her project The pieces SHOWN IN the
stores were not as beautiful as her own
and the prices asked for them woulo nave
made her small stock bring. enough FOR
comfort and sustenance ana some lux
uries for her sick mother. -,
Mrs. Knapp, as Myrtice came in. knew
what had happened. Try the woman
exchanges in different cities she su9-
gested. after she had heard this reoun
and objection. write to several and
you Will surely find place for your
wares somewhere"
Myrtice used her few boarded pennies
for stamps and wrote her applications
and waited. still working and trying 70
hope In those long days, while she
worked with her hands she had plenty Of
time to think, and her thoughts often re-
verted to a time when the necessities OF
life always were forthcoming and when
her father had been able to supply some
luxuries A face. too, a rugged face,
often obtruded itself. and she wistfully
remembered the time when that face had
bent near her own and when Henry
Howser had begged her to consider him.
but Myrtice thought him too old and too
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rugged. And yet. as she remembered
how he had finally left her and how re-
verses had come to her people-the death
of her father, the struggle OF her mother,
and, finally, this sickness-Myrtice longed
more and more for sight OF that rugged
facea that strong, true heart she had
when too late, how large a part In her
life Henry Howser might have filed.
The days went by and Myrtice received
no replies from her letters until at last
she became utterly discouraged. She was
even now doing mending. coarse sewing
anything she could get to do-and went
cut for an hour every afternoon to wash
dishes in hotel kitchen that she might
have food for her mother and herself.
But at last when hope seemed dead. a
letter came from an exchange In distant
city asking to see sample. stating terms,
etc. Myrtice was not slow In respond
ing, and a quick answer came back ask
ing for the work she had finished, and
Joy reigned in the little room where
Knapp was improving under renewed
hope and cheer. and she. too, helped
with the shuttle short time each day.
And then one day Myrtice opened the
door to find the rugged face she had so
ionged to see looking down upon her.
"Myrtice!'' cried the we'll known voice.
And Myrtice found herself clasped In q
pair of strong arms.
but how did YOU find out? How did
YOU know" she asked some hours later
az found out where YOU were through
your letter To my sister. or. rather. to
the woman's exchange. My sister hap
pened to run across a collar which she
admired. and / went to get 1t for her as
a surprise, but found II already sold.
Then the woman looked up your letter
and address. and while she wrote the or
der ! kept your address. and here en-.
have never ceased TO hunt for yeu eiace
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THE EVENING STORY.
Through a Needles Eye.
toopynsht. is,s. By ". wsrp.r.,

Copyright. 1918. By ". werner,
There's no use. mother. the Batten-
berg laces are out Of style and can't
make enough. anyway. to buy bread.
let alone the things you need to make
you well again. / can't do It"
Try something else" the invalid said
cheerfuliy. what Is the fad just now7
i haven't been into a shop or store In
so long / have entirely lost track OF
things"
Myrtice Knapp knit her brow-s
thoughtfully. IT see a little queer
looking handmade stuff, IL sells big.
but don't know how to do Il, and
can't conceive how It IL done. rye
examined 1t as carefully az can. but
can't make 1t out" she replied.
What does 1t look like? Is It en-
broidery or lace. or whatr'
1T looks" said Myrtice thoughtfully.
like buttonhole work. with lots Of
loops on 1t and made without any
cloth. and drawn up into all sorts
Of loops and shapes I haven't the re.
II wonder" said Mrs. Knapp. III II
and yards Of that. I believe. too.
have some doilies and things In the
bottom of that old trunk OF fathers
that over ana bring anything You Gee.
Isn't there something lien in the
sewing machine drawer? Fetch 1t and
let me see."
Myrtice did as desired. and her
mother s1ci sh,. 'ogfuily; s:; here
can remember how to use TIT" Myrtice
wound some thread on the smooth. odd
looking piece OF rubber and then her
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caused by the heavier loads passing
over them OosSs
Strength Of Bridges for deeper foun-
Il Now Supreme. formerly. This
requires larger and deeper excava-
tons. These can only be accomplished
by the sinking Of csissons into the
ground. frequently far under the level
Of the river bed. The water Is pumped
out Of these caissons and the men
make the excavations, being supplied
with air by tubes going down from the
surface. Working under such condi-
tions is extremely hazardous. as well
as detrimental to the health. and IL Is
claimed that thousands Of men have
died from it. Caisson disease may be
fatal and IL frequently brings about
partial or total paralysis. Caisson
workers are usually sent down In two
hour shifts. few men being able to
stand the pressure for longer period,
although improved methods are con-
tinually lessening the difficulties OF this
work. Most of the great modern
These have been made OF timber, iron
and steel. and lately reinforced con-
crete has been used. In building the
bridge across the Niagara river At
Black Rock, concrete caissons were
sent through fifty feet of tough red
clay to rock bottom.
The Key West railway extension Is
one of the most remarkable bridge
building feats of the day. 1t connects
the islands between the mainland OF
Florida and Key West by a chain Of
bridges, making possible a continuous
track for a distance of 12S miles. A
noteworthy example of the speed with
which modern bridge-building opera
tions are carried on was given at oak
Island N. J.. last summer when two
and a. half miles of trestle bridge which
had been destroyed by fire were re-
placed in twelve days. This operation
employed a force of $500 men, 1000 of
whom worked upon the day shift and
iOh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-20
HORSE CONTRACT RENEWALS.
Dublin Dealer Asks for Change In
Agreement Affecting Ulster.
Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
DUBLIN. October 10. 1913.
A large number of horses are registered
In Ireland for purchase by the military
authorities In the event Of a war in which
England would be engaged. The agree
ment is renewed each year. and the fee
of $3.50 is paid on each animal which Is
registered. The war office has just sent
the usual communication to horse-own-
ers asking il they desire to continue the
registration of their horses for the year
beginning April l next
An owner of horses In Dublin. or re-
ceiving the letter from the war office, re.
piled, by asking II his firm VIII be per-
mitted to insert a provision In re agree
ment that in the event OF hostilities oc-
CURING in the north of Ireland. their
horses will not be called upon for serv-
ice against the people OF Ulster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-20
KRUPP SCANDAL TRIAL.
Two Scheduled to Face Berlin Court
October %.
'respondence of The Star.

BERLIN, October 10. 1913.
The criminal proceedings which are
the necessary complement of the mill
tary trial held at the beginning OF
August of the military officials con-
cerned in the Krupp scandal will be
opened here October % The charges
will be the betrayal of military secrets
and bribery.
The preliminary inquiry has involved
or have belonged, to the firm of Krupp.
The public prosecutor and the court of
Investigation have. however aban-
doned proceedings against nine OF these
eleven persons The remaining two
who will stand their trial are Herr
Brandt, the Berlin representative Of
The firm of Krupp, and one of the d.
rectors of the firm at Essen.
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he saw into color points. like siivees
point artist.
Fifteen months after he was In be-
pital he had not yet learned to resd. IN
spite of the assiduous efforts of the nure-
ing sister to teach him the alphabet.
His father then took him away. A year
later, when DR.. Moreau saw him In hie
own home, the child had lost most or the
ideas gained in hospital without acquir.
ing new ones. The case Is extraordinary
at every point, and the patient seefs
less able to enjoy life than when he was
totally blind.
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I learned of your fathers death and the
trouble which had befallen you.'
And so 1t CHANGED that through the me-
dunn of a small piece Of hand work two
hearts were reunited and happiness was
hrourh. TO all concerned. Myrtice still
Keeps some pieces of tatting among her
most cherished treasures.
CTHE END.)
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one call each night for a month at least.
No person is entitled to use the line
continuously for more than six minutes.
The charge for a six-minute converse
ton between pm. and am. is the
same as for a conversation of three min
utes in the daytime
AS soon as the new rates are in OPP
Grafton the post Office will open service
to Switzerland Reduction in the rates
is expected to make an enormous demand
for the use of the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-20
Prince Not to Tour Africa.
Corresnondence of me Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
BERLIN, October Z, 1913.
II is officially stated that there is not a
word of truth in the elaborate reports
which have been published here and
abroad to the effect that the German
crown prince win next year make tour
Of Africa.
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Danny Meadow Mouse Feels
Responsible.

Responsible is a great big word. But
1t is just as big in its meaning as it Is In
It's looks, and that is the way words
should be. think, don't you? Anyway,
responsible is the way Danny Meadow
Mouse felt when he found Grandfather
Frog out on the Green Meadows SO Tar
from the Smiling Pool and so stubborn
that he would keep on to see the Great
World instead of going back to his big
green lily pad in the Smiling Pool, where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-20

Earl Doyen, a young lineman of staan-
ton. Va, was killed Saturday when he
accidentally came in contact with teie-
phone wire upon which he was working.
Thirteen thousand volts passed through
his body. a
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Three Bridge Types
Which Are Popular

S worthy exa m
Piles of each have been erected in this
country in the past quarter of century.
The bridge crossing the Kentucky river
upon the Cincinnati Southern railroad is
one of the best long-span iron gfrder
bridges. The framework is Lbs feet
long and consists of three spans. II
crosses limestone canyon $50 feet above
the bed of the stream. The piers are of
stone for sixty feet. with iron above.
The cantilever bridge is adapted from
the old Japanese method of bracketing
logs together In bridge building. The
modern cantilever bridge is succession
OF iron brackets. each arm being COM
posed of a rigid semi-arch. The Forth
bridge of Scotland, considered until re-
Gently the finest bridge in the world, is a
cantilever bridge. having a span of I 700
feet between its piers. Until the erection
or the quebec bridge this was the longest
span in the world. The Greensboro
bridge of New York is continuous cam
uIever, having several spans of different
sizes and total length of 1850 feet It's
construction cost $l3 100000 exclusive
of the land. The Memphis bridge across
the Mississippi river from Tennessee to
Arkansas is also of this tyre.
The modern suspension bridge developed
In steel cables and Orders is an evolution
Ing stream. The early Peruvians con-
structed their bridges by stretching six
cables across stream. Four of them
were used to carry the platform made by
laying sticks across the cables. The 9TH
ers were stretched considerably higher
than the platform and served as rails to
guard the passenger The magnificent
brooklyn bridge is built upon this prin-
flpIe II has single span of nearly
i.Go feet and two land spans The
weight OF the structure is suspended he
tween two towers. The stress of sus-
rension is borne by four cables eacs
sixteen inches in diameter and composed
of 5000 steel wires.
Because of the navigation upon MANY
OF the larger rivers il Is necessary
that some OF the great bridges should
be OF the bascule or drawbridge type
that is, they must have a movable
center section. which can be raised or
drawn aside to permit tho passage of
vessels. The largest single-leaf bascule
bridge In the world has recently been
completed In South Chicago. 1t crosses
the Calumet river. The length of the
movable span is 255 feet and il weighs
J 300 tons. The whole mass can be
moved by an operator In Il minute
md quarter, with no more exertion
than starting an electric trolley car.
y is operated by electricity, but a gas
cline engine driver is provided for
emergency use. a lifting deck of the
Kansas City bridge gives elearage OF
hfty-five feet for the steamboats, run
ming upon the Missouri river.
The Increased strain upOn bridges
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The S Points
of Authority
in this Book

1. All of the chapters in this
book pertaining to the actual
construction of the canal were
read and corrected by Colonel
George w. Goethals, Chairman
and Chief Engineer of the 18TH
milan Canal Commission.
2. All of the illustrations were
made from photographs taken by
Mr.. Ernest Hallen, the official
photographer of the Commission.
8. The book contains the beau
tiful, colored Bird's-eye View of
the Canal Zone, made under the
direction of the National Geo
graphic Society, as well as the
black-and-white official map of
the Canal.
q. The extensive index was pre-
pared by Mr.. G. Thomas Richie,
of the staff of the Library of
Congress.
s. The final proofs were revised
by Mr.. Howard E. Sherman, of
the Government Printing Office,
to conform with the typographical
style of the United States Govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-20

This book is by the author of
The American Government
which was read by millions of Americans,
and still holds the record as the worlds
best seller among all works of its kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-20

The iron girder bridge. the cantilever
bridge and the suspension bridge are the
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me increased strain upon bridges
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-02-05
TO INDIA AS MISSIONARIES.
Rev. ana Mrs. Ransom, of Charlotte,
Sail February 10Th.
(Anderson Mail.)

Rev. and Mrs. j. w. Ransom, Of
Charlotte, N. c., are going to India
as missionaries from the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church. Rev.
Mr.. Ransom attended a meeting of
the board Of foreign missions Of the
church, held at Due West few days
ago, at which time it was decided
that he should take up the work. He
will at once begin preparation for
work in India and will sail for that
country on February 18th.
Much of the funds necessary for
the expenses and maintenance of
Mr. and Mrs. Ransom in the mission
field was raised in Charlotte and
in Mecklenburg county, North Caro-
lima, Of which Mr.. Ransom is ma
tive.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-02-05
mining of the mineral was under
taken and carried on up to the pres
ent time.
ent time.
Hnlv'a This .

We offer one hundred dollars re-
ward for any case Of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
f. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
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National Bank Of Commerce,
Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
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Testimonials sent free. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. adv.
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Six Stitches in His Heart.

New Orleans, Jan. 25.-Making q
half dozen stitches in a negro's heart
while almost blinded by blood, which
spurted from that organ, was part Of
c remarkabi operation performed to-
day by DR.. ]. A. Danna, house sur
geon of Charity Hospital. The pa
tient, Lodge Lee, who was stabbed
in row with a woman, was con-
scious throughout the ordeal, and
conversed with those about the table.
Hospital attendants say he will live.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-02-05
"Human Bomb" Convicted.

Los Angeles, Jan. 25.-Carl Rel
delbach, the "human bomb" who
terrorized the central police station
several months ago, when he entered
1T carrying an Internal machine, and
announced that he intended to blow
everything into Kingdom come" was
convicted to-day on the charge OF
having deposited dynamite in an in
habited place.