Year: 1879

do it. For instance, he will tell where
he was on any day within the past two
years, and what hewas doing. Further,
he remembers and can ted everything
that his friends have done, providing
he has seen them do it, and tell OF,
what date and on what day of the week
they did it.


In mathematics, it would be difficult
to find boy of nearly twice his age
that can equal him. He computes the
most difficult fractions in his head, and
will add, subtract, multiply or divide
them without difficulty. This all is
the more wonderful, considering that
he has never been taught anything ex-
oept how to read. One evening about
tea-time be was informed that the
double Of two was four. He was in.
formed that the process Of getting thai
result was called multiplication, and
that It was all given in the arithmetic.
He Immediately got an arithmetic into
his hands, found the multiplication
table, and had all Of it by heert at the
breakfast. table the next o'nrning.


The most remarkable test to which
his memory has yet been put is on the
Bible. He repeats the name Of every
book in the Old and New Testaments,
in regular order, beginning with Gene
sis; tells how many chapters each book
contains and how many verses in each
chapter in several Of the books; and on
any portion of the Bible he has read
and he has read nearly if not quite all
will tell the substance of any particu-
lar verse in any chapter of any particu-
lar book. He tells at once where any
particular event il described in the
Bible, also where the name of any
character mentioned in the Scriptures
can be found. He not only know the
Bible thoroughly, but can tell without
hesitation on what page any particular
Lynn in Watts or Moody and Sankey's
hYmn-books can be found.


Not long ago he greatly amused
some Of his friends by correcting an
almanac. A lady wished to try him
on the days of the week on which GER
tain dates, many years ago, fell. She
gave date and asked him on what
day it fell. He promptly informed
her. She looked at the almanac for
that year, month and day. Alas for
Charlie! thought she, as his answer
cid not agree with the almanac.
Charlie wouldn't give up, however,
but declared that he knew the almanac
was wrong. Haven't you another
almanac Of that yearP'' inquired ore
of Charles confidential friends. IL
have" replied the lady, and produced
it. On comparing the two almanacs it
was discovered that the first one was
wrong, and that Charlie was right, q
mistake having been made by the
party who compiled the almanac.


His habits are peculiar. He never
plays with other boys, but is continu-
ally busy in reading. Oftentimes he
takes an unabridged dictionary and
studies it hour after hour, never SEEM
ing to consider it anything but pleas
ure to do it. In fact, he takes no COM
fort unless busying his brain about
something. If there is anything no
does not understand, he keeps at It till
he does understand it, and then it is
next to impossible for him to forget
it. One would naturally suppose that
. child with such unusual powers
would gradually fail and fade away,
but, singularly enough, he is con-
stantly growing stronger and more
healthy.


Very many will think, perhaps, that
his ability in giving the day of the
week. etc., on which a date falls, is an
act of memory merely, and that he has
learned what day of the week each date
for several years past has fallen on.
This is not so, however He does it
by some mathematical process, as he
as readily answers about dates the days
of the week of which he has never seen.
What this process is he himself cannot
explain.


Scarcely any of the above will seem
credible, but we assure the readers Of
the Commercial that il is true in every
particular, as scores of those acquainted
with the circumstances can testify.
The lad is, we repeat. one of the most
wonderful in the world, and his career
will be watched with Interest.
(Ae.) Commercial.