Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-16

the number of bricks, car loads of sand
feet of timber, etc that were used III the
construction. Armour's gift Is natural
Que. He had never cultivated 1t, but the
demands of hi business have uuqnest!on-
ably kept his powers of memory IN active
framing.
"O.d Hutoh."ss the imperturbable
Chicago wheat manipuiGtor Is called, Is
another man gifted with an extraordinary
memory he needs no books 70 carry his
transactions 10, although, OF course, he
use them. With him, 100, retentiveness
is a uotursl gift. He remembers every
thing that he wants 20 remember, but
bat says frankly he doseu't know how he
does it. He also possesses the gitt of
nor remembering things he dois not wish
20 remember. But tnen that glrr " pot.
rare.
The professional memory men say, that
among public men and speakers tor good
ali Ground reteutlrnesa Jaugs G. uiae
| leads all the resi-, for he cas- not only re-
member dstys, figures ana authorities
when debating, but in addition he has
factuly for remembering names and faces
| that is little short OF the marvellous aud
many are the stories told of his exploits
/ III the lint
! In the domain of figures Samuel j. Ran.
DAN, When well, stood almost pre-eminent
/ His long service ON those committees in
congress that controlled the finances or
/ the nation gave hum an immense knowl-
| edge of such matters, which he retained
| without an effort 1t was no uncommon
/ thing for him to make long speeshes
without using notes. He jugled figures
/ running at one time 10 20 millions OF doll
ars and then into fractions OF a cen, with
ont tripping "a most men, however able,
would have done. Il was the same faculty
that msde Gladstone SO successful chan
oellor of she English exohequer.
Roscoe Conkliug Was a man OF wonder
ful memory. Whether dealing in figures
in les 81 argument or quoting from the
early English poets, he called forth seem
inely without previous through, the right
thing at the right time.
Congressman Cox has also a remarka-
bic memory, especially for things literary
and this has stood him in good stead in
rebate in congress, for his opponents
never know when the general jester Is
not about 20 double tuem up wttn stone
thing fauu Shakespear. the Koran Burns,
the Bible, or some old hymn book, IL is TO
his memory alone is due, and Of course
his wise study, that he is able 10 do this
ia q running lmpromptu debate.
Among actors retentive memory or
good study IL, of course, important.
Bnt 10 is not so necessary now IN the
time OF combination, wnep the same com
pany plays the same peace for season.
Ia the old dGys of stock companies IL
was common TO present farce, a comedy
? and tradgy all IN one night, and 10
2 change the bill nightly. A good mem
DRY gas an absolute necessity. No actor
: can succeed without it, for it was no IN
p common thing for play TO be put ON at
2 a few hours notice. Lester Wallack, IN
mis- recolections of the stage attributes
much Of hia success to the fact that be
D possessed remarkable memory.
Edwin Forrest was wonder in his
10 prime. He would read over a page OF a
book and at once recite it off hand H.
did it frequently for amusement AS well
as practice. IN his later years ne lost
d. this faculty TO some extent.
The elder Booth stuedied everything
and remembered everything that ht
studied. The only language That he wac
unable 60 convuer WIS Russian Iht
3 great actor did learn Frenh well enough
to play in the French tragedy "Oreski' II
New Orleans some time in 1851, and tc
: do it N Frech, TImet