The proud possessor of the aged
beard is J. H. Hall, former auditor of
Orange county, who Is now dividing
his time between Santa Ana and the
East. Captain Hall a G. A. R. man,
never has shaved, and the whiskers
which now adorn his face are on the
roots of the "fuzz" which showed up
when he was in his teens.
BLIND, HANDS GONE, WRITES
Crippled Soldier Becomes Competent
Typist Through Patient Train-
ing.
London.Blind and deprived of both
hands, Sergt. Alan M. Nichols of the
Second Durham light infantry refused
to be classed as an "unemployable,"
and today can write letters as profi
ciently as any "normal stenographer.
Nichols* restoration to a self-support
ing basis was accomplished through
patient training, a specially construct
ed typewriter, a pair of artificlaf alum
inum hands and his own indomitable
spirit. Recently he passed a writing
test of two hours and fifteen minutes,
his "copy" necessitating only two cor
rections.
Wants to Change Absurd Name.
New York.Justice Callahan, in the
supreme court, has reserved decision
In the application of Leon Abouta
Beekh to change his name to Leon
Atallah. Abouta Beekh said he was
born in Damascus, Syria, February 10,
1877, and has three children. The
name Abouta Beekh, he said, means
"father of cooking," and Is so absurd
that it has all his life subjected him to
ridicule. He said he wanted to pre
vent his children from enduring the
same ridicule.
Bathes in Well Regains Sight.
