Show skillful telegrapher who Is deaf peter A foley the lightning taker of portland me is tho the most wonderful telegraph operator in tile the world roley foley la Is totally deaf an affliction which ordinarily would be supposed to make telegraphy an utter impossibility to him but since ho he became deaf eight years ago foley has developed what may be call called L d a sixth sense and by touch and sight bight he can detect the finest movements of the instrument and correctly interpret them ills nervous system is part and parcel of telegraphy and by means of the sense or of touch in his hie finger anger tips ho he takes messages transmitted from the ends of the continent ile he can read a mes oage by watching the sounder with his left forefinger placed light ly on the sounder he can by his wonderful sense of touch birke take a massago as accurately as aa any man in the officio |