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SEATTLE, july ii. $780,
.,~ps II the seattle clearinghouse today
$3.50 q sI7s. so2 The balances were $7,-


....nses st the Seattle clearinghouse today
sl.sss-d g 7s.isae2 The balances were 49,
s's.vs shipping was nearly as light as yes
80 a the farmers are somewhat fearful for
S.. ~ rrof, this year. The hay is now nearly
4 I'm IN the fields. and If the frequent show
''-.s.her continues. as il has IN the past,
- ssru age will result from IT,
ss-.s,tsnt among the shipments from Sssttie
-s5ex we're the following: One car mer-
5<.ss;<e % boulevard. car machinery 70 Bou-
.s-ss car merchandise 10 Ballard. car mer-
1870 "a snohomish Junction. car machin-
- s snohomfsIi, cars nerchandiss 10 500
y I car merchandise to Rudd. l car shin
~ = chicago. car paper 10 walla Wallis. !
q. e,sshiur 70 West Superior, 8 cars shingles
:. fsIteso billed Il Minnesota Transfer compa-
= 80 household goods TO Minneapolis. car
/ ~ b Cotton, | car leather to North Yakima,
,,s1vny roach TO Tacoma, > cars machinery TO
Srodk "a, beer to Centrelia, car shingles
5 Portland.
SHIPMENTS.
nu,fue the last twenty-four hours goods and
..,rksndIse we're shipped from Seattle TO the
s1sourtipg country as follows. Northern Paci.
fn1xsy, 1874 tons; Columbia & Puget Sound
1ilvsr. % tons; Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
ri;xay. 81 tons By water-Cascale. 20 tons:
1frhayen, 80 tons; State of Washington, 50
81: skseit Chief. 80 tons: Henry Bailey, 90
- Premier. 10 tons: w. F. Monroe, 40 tons:
0auhinRton, is tons: Clara Brown. 10 tons, Ma
u % TONS: J. r. Mcdonald, 80 tons; Mountain
- steus; Grace. S tons; Glide, 5 tons. Total
tlvnerts, 5s7 tons.
HERcHASp:sE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
Dnripe the lass twenfy-four hours the produce
e fseieht receipts at thissport were as follows:
re4hsrn Pacific railway, o55 tons; Columbia &
~ Sound railway. 40 tons; Seattle, Lake
nue & Eastern railway, SD tons. BY water
Is Laura Madsen. a6l tons; wssco. 60 tons;
htnies, % tons: State OF Washington, so tons;
I;1a Anderson, s tons; City of Kingston, 5 tons:
m 81. Munroe s tons; Mabel, tons; Clara
husa, 10 tons; Edith, tons. Total receipts,
lNtionA
NATURE OF RECEIPTS.
0ue car potatoes h.isting engine, cars
neschandise, car -four, cars nails. cars
hsaed meat, cars brick, cars stone, 2 cars
h3rs, car ties car beer, car iron. car
u1efant movabies. l car boots al d shoes. car
hsetd oil, car pipes. 10 cars lumber. ] car ma
lAtney, lear hides, / car glass, ! car fsrniture.
luf picks, cars shingles, car lath, cars ice,
3t1s brick, / car drugs.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
rrSAsdAL.

FINASCIAL.
LONDON, July lo--Closing- Consos, money.
90 1-l6c; account, 90 Bloc: United States As.
IL ~: United States as, 81 e5: bar silver,
4sssd per ounce; money 4td4l4 per cent
BREADsTUFFs.
LIVERPOOL, July u.-Wheat-In good demand;
new winter, IS I'D, firm; new spring. Is l1zd,
firm.
Ccrn-Demard fair for spot and good for fu-
lures; spo, and july. 30 So 1, firm; August, IS 90,
firm; September. IS l0d. firm. >a~
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EASTERN MARKETS.
rrx YORK sTocK EXCHANGE

10" fUkk siUtK EAtHANbE-
SEv York. July 1.-THE stock market was
xpk higher ibis morning. although London
sets uere rather heavy. Toward noon trusts
humed up. and became feature Of trading.
~ dbplayed some of fits cld-tine animation
~ strength, moving up about per cent The
nHket closed dull. firm 10 strong. at the best
(sara Of the day. Northern Pacific is mp rs.
"a Missouri Pacific L.
6otsfnme1is, steady.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call easy at s@5; prime mercantile
nPsf, N97c. Sterling exchange. dull: sixty
~ bills iAsa5<; demand, s4ss. Bar silver,
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Sight bills of exchange on London available
elsewhere in Europe.
Collections made at all points on favorable
terms.
B nds, stocks and other valuables received
on deposit for safe keeping
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HOOPS CANAL ROUTE.

HOODS CANAL ROUTE.
IL The ew and commodious
STEAMER DELTA
viii run in connection wish The steamer Jose
phine from Hatfield Colman dock. leaving Sc
attic on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 6
q IN. for Union City and all way points on
Hoods canal. Returning Monday, Wednesday
d Friday For freight or passage apply at
Hatfielc-Colman dock. or on bosrf.
ID. TR0UTA AN, Msster.
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Mortgage loans on city business and residences
property. Building loans Q specially.
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FAST TINE
o. a STEAMER MABEL
DAcIFIc COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY

Dispatch steamers from Seattle a. follows:
For san Francisco. via Port Townsend and
Victoria; AIS ?. M lpassenge.s received on
every Ave days thereafter.
For Alaska: Juy2. 8, II and p
From San Francisco, for Victoria and Puget
Sound ports: At O. M. July s. 9, IA, IL, "A, q.
and every five days thereafter.
Tickets may Dr. obtained at the ONCE OF the
company at DC an Dotk, Seattle.
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO, San Francisco.
II MCCLELLAN, Superintendent, Seattle
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For low rates excellent accommodations and
All the features that constitute q successful and
enolvable trip 10 the East take the Northern Pa
eiac. Through vestlenie trains 10 u pau,
Nlnneapolis Duluth and Chicago. consisting OF
oIn.ng. crawingroom and sleeping cars New
touris. sleepers under the direction OF the Pull
man Palace Car Company are sUAcnea 10 uail
,hrouga trains No better service TO be found.
A. Chilberg city ticket agent, 40 second street,
Boston block: L Tonkin. depot ticket agent. Sc
attic
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General banking business transacted
Sight and Geographic exchange, payable In IN
the principal cities of the United States
and Europe.
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save brokers' and agentf' snmiss.on By deal.
tnG dirett will this Company.
Ready CAPITAL always on hand. No xpplica-
tioas sent away for approval Eeax0n abe rates
II interest Loans closed without delay
z ~ PALMER
Manager for branch Office
Room II, Rcxwell building. northeast coruxs
Columbia and Front streets. soArtiA
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J. KEITH WILSON, Manager.

Branches San Francisco, Cal, Portland. Or,
Tacoma, WASH, Victoria, Vancouver, New West
minister. Sansao and KeElloops, b. C.
General banking business transacted; foreign
exchanges bought snd sold: drafts ana tele-
graphic transfers sold on the banks branches;
also on New York, Chicago. Canada and Hong
Kong. Deposits received subject to check. In
terest paid on time deposits
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CTEAMER KIRKLAND
LEAVES POWER HOUSE

DoRT CRESCENT ROUTE - STEAMER
L Ferndale. A. o. Benjamin, Master. Leaves
Leaves PORT Townsend daily. except Tuesdays
and saturdays. At 9:l5 G. n, arriving at Port
Crescent at y IN. Returning. leaves Port
Crescent at q m. same day. arriving a. Port
Townsend at p. m Leaves Port Townsend
for Seattle on Mondays and Fridays at 10 p. m.
For 'reighr or passage apply on board or 10 C.
l. fox. agen,. Seat-l@.
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BONDS.
NEW YORK Nrncu.xnrsr

NEW YORK MERCHANDISE
NM YORK, July 11.-Hopt-Dull and easy.
SUBSCRIPTIONS cloudy. unchanged 10 10 points
am: sales. s.a5o bags; July, $3.50; August,
Mssgl6I5; September, Sic IS; October, 1875;
pcetnber, $l54oGl54S; Spot Rio STEADY; fair
otoes, zoe: No. Dat bean, Isle.
seear-Rsw. trm; sales, 4, 100 bags centrifu-
as test. rs: $500 bags do, &c: sss bids, $50
~ Anscovslo, 50 test 4s<c: refined, firm: OF
ss9 l5l6c; powder d, &C
Nooa-stesdy; domestic fleece, ssa3Sc.
,opper- Nomins.; lake July. sl6.50.
Lsad-Easer; domestic, sa52Js.
Has eady; Straits. $2l 10.
feGo.eu'n-Spot. s7lsc; august. ssl.c. an ad-
Msee OF sc Tor SPOT aud = e for August option,
se,en was followed by dullness which extended
hlhe close
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
,. NaleAeo July u-wheat-opened i4G1 &c
ssnef. ol:t rnied weaker steadily declined. aud
eased ssGaii SC lower than yesterday. Receipts.
a.l@ shipments, $4,000
~ ' CASH. s'c' september
tcrn-Steafy. eesh acas,. co...~, ,--1<a
~ Wv 0ep'e"oe'' $50
Nc p's''' s'' N'7s'e'
hs,lsy--stesdy.
NN Sepse4ioei' sii'-0g
saa-Dull; cash, sa77,s; September, ss.s;,,.
Ne-sseady at ssc.
sarley-stesdy.
NAlsky-sl.0s.
. saoslders- eoes25 short clear. $500
Nv short ribs, s5Id5 10.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
eaicASo. July lI-cattle-R Receipts. 500:
s1 ss % ioc higher: beeves, sASd4 so; Steers.
stockers aud feeders. s24RdS. 50;
aexas cattle. N7sas. L., ~
n9s-keceipts, $500; slow; i5c lower;
sa0. HsosS75; heavy. es4sGa.75: light
= sssssp-Keceipts, 5000: steady: natives. So. 50
AN; Texans. IS iOa2as.
WOOL.
s - July 1l.-wool-Quiet: Mon
Us. I''s2oc; territorial. i6G2ac
-. aossos jay ll-Territory wool, ouiet with
-. - sale; basis, soc; for nne, s6a5se: fine
- sssslun SseSSe; California and Oregon wocls.
- sao No safes OF importance reported.
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J. H. w.....................P President
MAURICE NcMfcKEN. .vice.P Preside ne
LESTER TURNER. Cashier
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SEATTLE
Medical and Surgical DispsnsaIy
Drs. Merrill & Merrill,
fremont Building, Front Street.
SPECIALISTS.

fremont Building, Front street.
Specialists,
Are still treating with the gre atsst success all
cnronic, Nervous, Blood and Surgical diseas
ana Diseases of Eye, Ear. Nose. Throat ard
special Attention ta Diseases OF Women.
Tho doctors have had years OF experience In
ne Hosptils OF Brooklyn AID New York. ana
are the most successful and widely known
eyheco'oyieal specialist in this country.
To foung and Middie-Aged Men.
Lost Manhood. Nervous Debility, Spermhtor.
rhOa. Seminal Losses. PHYSICAL Decay. arising
irom lndiscretion, producing sieeplessness, de-
spondency, pimples ON the face. aversion to
society, easily discouraged. lack of confi isncs.
Gull unfit for stuiy or business. ani finds life
burden, safely. permanently and speedily cured.
Blood and Skin Diseases.
Syphilis, disease most dreadful in its results
completely eradicated. Scrofula, rheu matisEn
and impure blood corrected.
kidney and Urinary Diseases.
Diabetes and Brght's disease Painful, din.
cult. too frequent bloody milky VI. ne, and ali
unnatural discharges arrested.
Genito-Urinnsy Surgery.
GonorrhGa, elect, syphilis Hydrocele. vari.
cocele and Structures radically and safely cured
without pain or detention from business All
sexual deiormties and impedimonts to mar
rage successfully removed.
Rectal Diseases.
Hemor,hoids piles, Fissure FistHiae. Pro-
isp.us an decorations relieved without dsten.
ton or pain.
We do NOS claim to know everything in reia-
ton to medicine or disease. or TO be aole 10 cure
every case, hut we do claim that large. extea-
sive and increasing practice. with unparalleled
success 70 sustain 1t, is the best proof OF doc
tors skill.
n B.-Persons unable to visit us may be
treated at their homes by c9rrespon tencs
Medicines and institutions sent by mail or ex.
prcss. Consu tation free.
Always send stamp when reply Is expecte1
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Cure your rheumatism foe SIS with ooia
OF Noore's Revealed Remedy.
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la,sc. a pair, children's fuil-hnished hose
Chester Cleary.
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CTEAMER ANGELES

viii leave Hatfield K Colnan wharf for Port
Townsend. sequim. Dungeness. Port Angeles
and Crescent Bay, Tuesday and Friday. IL m: :
returning, leave Port les Monday and
Thursday, O. m. arriving at Seattle same eve
ming, carrying freight and PASSENGERS
J. IL. WHITE Master.
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ITO GAN FRANCISCO
And All Points =
CALIFORNIA
Via the Mt Shasta Routs a
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
The only route
THROUGH CALIFORNIA
To ell Points
EAST AND SOUTH
TIE SCENIC ROUTE OF THE PAcry7c COAST
PULLMAN BUFFET sLEEPERS
PULLMAN TOURIST SLEEPING CARS
Attached 70 express trains. afYording Superior
accommodations for secondciass passsngera
FOR rates. tickets, sleeping-car reservations,
ETC., cal. upon or address
THOMAS A. GRAHAM, District Passenger
AGENT. no South Tenth street, Tacoma, wash
). 2. ROGERS, Asst General Freight and Pas
sengeI Agent Portland. Or.
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Sight exchange and Geographic transfers on
New York. Chicago, ST. Paul, San Fran
cisco, Portland and various points
III Washing on. Oregon and
British Columbia
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DR.. JORDAN'S OFFICE
Is AT THE
RESIDENCE OF EX.MAYOR YESLER.
rnaon Avn lAM9e

THIRD AND JANIS.
Consultation and prescriptions absolutely
FREE.
Send for free book explaining the Hissozenetic
System.
CAUTION-The HistOgenetic medicines are
sold in but one agency in each town. The label
around the bottle bears the following irscrip.
ton: "Dr. ]. Eugene Jorfan's Histogenetic
Medicine" Every other device Is q fraud.
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SIMMER RESORT AND BATHING BEACH.
Take the steamer Buckeye for Richmond
Reach the only bathing beach and the mast
besntif,,I summer resort on PUGET sound. The
Steamer leaves Baderr's doex ut foot of Seneca
S,rsaf every day at o'clock. a. In and .. m.
xavx ,ie lightfui
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DREMIER TINE TABLE.
BOUND SOUTH.

BOUND SOUTH
iEAvk ARRIVE.
vancouver, Monday and Townsend, Thursday
Thursday-.-...-3 p m and Monday IL 50 D m
Townsend. Monday and Seattle. Friday and
THURSDAY midnight Tuesday -.......---s u:
Friday .-.......s Ia Tuesday. ..... 10 N
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QUICKEST TIME TO OLYMPIA
KAMILCHIE AND GRAY's HARBoR.
THE PASSENGER STEAMER MULTNoMAH

Che opposition boat,
Leaves Tacoma from the n. p wharf daily. ex
cept Sunday, ~ q m. share. Returning.
leaves Kamilchie l2:45 p. M; Olympia, 2 D. m !:
arriving in Tacoma p M, connecting with
cleaners reaching Seattle at 4 D. M, and which
Leaves Baker 4 Bacon's dock, foot OF Union
street, Seattle, for Tacoma. ct 3p M, Sunday.
N. B.-This boat must be taken from To.
coma for Gray's Harboe country, being the
only III ROUGH BOAT
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MAVERICK NATIONAL BANK,
BOSTON. MASS.

49,
| MAVERICK NATIONAL BANK,
BOSTON. MASS.
SApiI AL.---... 1soD
SIhfLt s.-.s.....-. tOu.tu0
Accounts of banks, bankers and corporations
Our facilities for COLLECTIONS are excellent.
warrant IL.
Boston is q reserve city. and balances with us
from banks mot located in other reserve cities
count as q reese ve
We draw our own exchange on London and
y Q Continent and make cable transfers and
pase inonev by telegraph througt out the United
Sta es and Canada
We have narke. for prime arst-class inve +
stats. count, q d cities when issuing bonds
We do gen raj banking business, anu invite
ASA p POTTER, President.
JOS w WORK. Cashier.
WAsHINeToN SAVINGS BANK-IHcoa,
w porated under the territorial lava
CAPITAL. $4,000
orFIcEss:
Wv Dearborn. President
p Dearborn ....,- Vice Pre0de1t
teESEE.L BANKING BUSINESS rRASs.c.xn
Drafts drawn On ali parts OF the world II.
sefest paid on savings and time deposita
~, aonrs-lon q. 70 2 M asd Saturday svs.-
Deposits may be made in person or BY rexss
sered letter. money order or express, and deDodt
books will be returned as requested.
MONEY loaned on real estate at reasonable fatea
uNnf, Sr,nNrt -
Buy ana sci, ,cre'ga and domestic exchange.
transfer money by telegraph to any part al
ire limited States and Europe. reGt.sy
deposits OF money and Issue paop
books or certificates therefor.
CORRESPONDENCE:
London, N. n RothschilG q Sons
Pals, De Rothschild Freres
Frankfurt A. NJ, 1. Won Steigor Co.
New York agency of Bank OF California
Chicago, Commercial National Bank
Boston, Suffolk National Bank
San Francisco, the Bank of California
Portland. the First National Bank.
BAILEY GATZERT. .Pre,iden.
T. +; EEKKf ..."-.............. Vice Presidsut
Bank located corner Cherry and From, ss,e,.
THE GUARANTEES LOAN AND TRUST CO.
incorporated 1881
Llewellyn Dodge But ding. Second street.
CAPITAL, $500 900
Transacts general banking business
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits received in any smount from one dol
lar upwards, ana int rest a.O wed thereon
Money loaned upon improved farm
and city real estate.
LEIGH S. J. HUNT ...............President
WILLIAM T. .yice,Pre >idens
g. II. HEILBRON...-..-........ Mana .er
D. \. Casaier
CoIUMBus T. Tyler, j. b. LOWMAN ].
NJ. SEARS. WIN. R. FISHER
RAsk OF COMMERCE
Authorized $3.50 ooO
Esio 100000
Transacts general banking busInesa
4. D. BALLARD Vice Presidens
= 4. Cashier
TUE sEATTLE NATIONAL RANK
CAPI1AL..s.................. t250,000
g. ". Z. GRIFFITH, Lawrence. Kan, Presiden
w. r. BALLARD. Vice President
FRED Cashier
-
NEERCHANTS' NATIONAL BANK
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY AND FTNAN.
CIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
Deals in foreign and domestic exchanges.
Makes tcle graphic transfers, and issues Letters
Of credit.
General banking business transacted.
Once. Brown building, southeast corner See.
end and Cherry street4
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(tHARLEs =. EMERT REAL ESTATE LOAN
~ Company.
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CAPITAL. 10000
e00t0o
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Boston and Kansas City.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-07
The HIGH officials at Pekin are said

The high officials at Pekin are said
to be divided on the railroad question
One-half wants the roads to be con-
structed with native capital, which
would Indefinitely postpone their reall-
cation, and the other favors the use OF
foreign capital
The Empress of Germany has spe-
cial bodyguard of twenty-four of the
tallest men in the army, with five SER
geants and commanding officer to
match. They wear the quaint uniform
of the Great Frederick's bodyguard-
red coats, white breeches and three
cornerad hats.
"A Russian man-of-war, which re-
Gently visited England, conveyed from
ST. Petersburg magnificent malachite
vase, which is a gift from the Gar to
Lord Revelstoke, and it is so massive
that it was found necessary to convey 1t
by road in sections. 1t is probably the
finest malachite ornament in the world.
The new, National Bank of the
United States of Brazil, an institution
which may be compared to the Bank OF
England or the Bank of France, was
launched recently with a capital OF
300, 900, 900, and SO great was the con-
idence shown in the project by the
financiers and people of the capital that
every dollar was taken up within four
hours.
The Shah of Persia has taken what
looks like an important step in the di-
rection of thorough modern civilization
in that country. At a grand council he
has announced that, as result Of his
study of the conditions of life and gov
eminent in the European states, he has
resolved to grant equality before the
law to every one in his realm, from the
Shah himself to his poorest subject.
He declared that the laws OF England,
Germany and Turkey should be the
| basis of legislation.
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sou part bulk It grand double size tee-
We will also show you how
can make 3 at least from the with
Iperisucs Better write Ws all express ehargea
AddyeSs, h HALLETT B CO.. Box $50, PORTLAND, NAME
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STRYKER. SEMINARY

Home and Day School fer Young Ladies and
Children ST. Anthony Park, bet 81. Paul and
Minneapolis, Mimi. Sixth year begins Sept. Is.
New buildings with all m, dern conveniences.
Number OF boarding pupils limited to 20. Best
of everything supplied. Board and Tuition in
English, Latin, Greek. and French or German.
Send for Catalogue. REV PETER STI.YKER,
d. D., 62S University Ave-, S. E. inreapolis.
Mimi. After Sept. l, st. Anthony Park. MINI.
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REPORTING RAPID TALK.
How Tom O'NeilI Took NoJes of Beecher
Lecture OR Evolution.

How Tom O'NeilI Took NoUes of Beecher's
Lecture Evolution.
speaking of rapid takers makes me
think of the time / was sent to report a
lecture by Henry Ward Beeeher,s said
the mayors private secretary. Tom
ONeill, at the Press Club the Notherday
81 was something of a stenographer and
had always been able to keep pace
with every man | had been assigned to
take. Sc, with no misgivings, sharp
ened B1y pencil, and took my seat az the
reporters table and waited for the dis
tanguished divine to begin. The subject
was Evolution which in those days L
knew absolutely nothing abou5. Well,
he started in, and for a minute every
thing went all right. The second min
ute he took squirt, and found myself
pushing mE pencil at a high rate of
speed The third minute he piston more
steam, and / had 80 write so fast my
pencil got hot and came near setting the
paper .afre. The fourth Gni.nute he
spursed again and ] was lost He kept
On squirting until at last he struck his
gait. Heavens! how he talked. Ne
manuscript No noses. He Just stood
up there by his desk with one hand OLE
1T, udhe other by his side. His mouth
was open, and With9ut changing the
expression of his Ease or moving "a
EnaScle the words came rolling oat one
after another like drops of lead from the
summit of a shot tower [ did my best
10 keep somewhere within sight of
kim, hoping that at each wond he
would pause kong enough for breath to
allow ne to catch up ''Great Jove,
why doesn't he stop to take drink of
water?" | ejaculated. But he didn't
stop, and at times | hurled under my
breath some vegy bitter things. Well,
at last the thing was over. and, wiring
ing out my perspiration-soaked clothes,
L went TO the Office to write out my re-
port l had a bundle of notes four
inches thick, but after / had finished
the three-minute lot was al sea. In
stead of s2b-headiEg his remarks, MAX
ing full notes occasionally which
would have enabled me to catch the
drift of what he said, I had kept on
taking word here and there.
Well, I found that ! had nncon-
seiously taken only the short ones, and
for a cleW to what the lecturer had dis
eoursed on there was only a mass Of
its, hes, She's 'ors.' IFS and lands,
and SO on. OF course, could get moth.
ing from them, and | was at a loss what
to do. Had / been new reporter /
would have gone to the city editor and
told him that | had been stuck. But I
was too old for that, and [ was about to
go to him and resign my position wheL
a lucky thought struck me. | rushed to
the library, took down the encyclopedias
and turned TO evolution 1t was too
late to make an abstract, SO | copied two
solid pages from the book and turned
In my copy. It was appropriately head
ed. and appeared next morning, meas
uring about the same amount as the
lecture, which more rapid writer's had
take1 Gown all right for their papers.
was afraid the city editor was going
10 compliment me on my report, but he
evidently forgot it. And from that day
to this have never heard word about
r-Chicago Journal.