St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29

a1ueu Dy phenomenal memory which, L am
told, has often enabled her to reproduce,
word for word, an entire lecture, when she
had taken no. notes whatever. Macauay
used to perform a like feat, and a few in
stances of similar wonderful memories exist;
but Miss Seymour is probably the only
American woman who has ever possessed
this peculiar gift She was the first woman
in America to open q school of stenography
and the institution may be regarded as the
pioneer of many hundreds of establishments
which have sent forth thousands of woman
typewriters all over the country, to enliven
the tedium of multitude of business offices
with the merry click of the keys.
Miss Seymour is now president of the
Union Stenographic and Typewriting Asso-
citation, commissioner Of the United States
court of claims, commissioner of deeds of
New Jersey, and notary public Of New York
county. She is among the brightest and
most successful women of her day. She is
also editor and publisher of the Business
Wonaa7S' Journal, and her work in its col
umnS proves that she is endowed with the
editorial instinct. Her articles have a fresh,
breezy, healthful ring about them, and are
woman's work. Her chief pleasure is in
journalism, although she does not neglect
her other business, but maintains a personal
supervision of all its branches with the skill
and acumen of a bank or railroad president.
In legal forms she is said to be as thor
oughly versed as any good lawyer. When
she first presented her petition for a commits
sonership of deeds, there was some hesita-
ton on the part of the governor of one state
as to the legality of appointing a woman.
Yet, even while he hesitated, he remarked
that he considered Miss Seymour was s'com-
potent to fill any Office in the state.' How the
old-school lawyers must have looked at such a.
compliment to woman. ne
1t is now ten years since the brave little
woman set out to conquer the big, bustling,
business world of New York. She started
with one operator in a tiny room on Broad
way. Now she has fiourishing Offices in four
large business buildings, great business
college for women, and newspaper all her
own, and successful, too She has high
rating with the commercial world, and is
valued member of several clubs, including
Sorosis, of which Mrs. William Todd Helmuth
is president. Her bachelor home is cosy
nest full of books, pictures and such artistic
belongings as only women of taste and culture
know how TO value. She is a popular enter
tainer, too, for even amid her many business
duties she does not overlook the social
amenities and the recreations of life. Miss
Seymour has won her way by sheer talent
and pluck combined. Warm and generous
hearted, she has been the means of helping
many other women to success in life, who,
but for her aid, would have found the way
long and arduous' indeed. 1t is not surpris-
ing that she should be a prime favorite among
the business women of New York, as well as
among many others who, though not in COM
mercial life, have learned to appreciate the
bright Illinois girl, having watched her brave
fight and her wonderful success.
BLANCHE ELLIOTT
The baker kneads dough to make bread
A person with large stock of spring cold
isn't apostrophizing the genii of natures
renaissance to any considerable extent.