Show AGED ACED MANS MAN'S SIGHT I RESTORED HE SEES I i MODERN MARVELS Civil War Veteran of California Town Enjoys Revelation After Undergoing I an Operation B By er Th mi t 8 wil Kewi Neel nIce 1 MARYSVILLE Cal Nov 25 26 George Van Buskirk 75 76 years old a veteran of ot the civil war and blind for more than twenty years saw in San Francisco the other day for the first time a telephone an automobile a moving picture show a 0 wireless telegraph telegraph telegraph tele tele- graph station and nn an airship Van Buskirk now is back In Marysville Marys Marys- vUle ville where he has lived for tor more than fifty fitly years and Is putting In his days walking arou around d the town he helped to build and viewing the old landmarks Van Buskirk Is a lifelong Republican and for more than a II quarter of ot a century century century cen cen- tury he has had tho papers rood road to him There Them was a short Item Hem In one paper one ono day y of an old man who had had his hll eyesight restored through an O operation That gave o Van Buskirk hope and 1111 he went to San Ran and had the op operation operation op op- performed on his eyes yes He lie now wears thick glasses but ho he can see On hl his return home he saw for tor the tho first time four tour grandchildren the children of ot sons and nd I daughters who worn were babies when lest last h he saw RaW them |