New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18
ANOTHER RECORD HE1EER
HOW THE FASTEST TYPEsETTER ~ THE WORLD
WORKS-NIMBLE FINGERS AID
GOOD MEMORY.

GOOD MEMORY.
He sat before a linotype machine striking the
keys with an almost imperceptib.e motion Of every
one Of his fingers and making the little brass slips
from which the type IS cast come JinglinS down
from their reservoirs like wheat from an elevator
chute Everybody said h. was the fastest type
setter in the world. and ono who did not kno"
was not inclined doubt it after watching MS
dextcrity. which might have put 10 shame h'rnoIe-
fingered girls who work the typewriter or those
whose hands ny lightly over piano Keys. Ills
hands were large and, to look at. anything but
facflo in movement He spread them out over the
keys and with only the slightest motion OF any
one finger kept his machine p.ng up strings OF
type in the receiver AT his side one wondered no"
he could do II. He didn't seem 70 know himself.
- suppose its a GIFT said he. 81 don't know
why the other fellows don't do it just as fast but
they don't seem TO-"
Then he told his story. He Is Lee Reilly. ana Is
not quite twcnty-scycn years old. He WAS porn IN
Bowling Green. Ky. ana lelrn"! Tn" printers
trad" in Louisville. having been employed AT inc
case In the composing-room Of The 'ouriei-J"uf-
nal" When the old-fash.oned linotype was intro
duc,I In, that Office Reilly wen 70 work 1T on'
and became a skilfu operator In fact. b" mad"
some pretty good records on that Old machine. ana
doing anything with tfem Was something ~ an
achievement 10 the primitive days ~ ln"iYp"S.
''Tho-c ola machines are wha; drove M 70 drink.
was his laughing way OF expressing his opinion OF
them.
an this ,,ol ul,co in the conppsing-room Of Tn"
r,l,,,. vh.r. Reilly h1s , new machine. which
e. his special pe'. liked win the spacing key al
the particular anele that he finds most convenient
lie did not care much o. talk about his record.
For" saii he 'the boys Will think III stuck on
.,. ., 81 .,.,o thor, and that isn't nice
When a fellow thinks he's too smart. everybody
takes pains % jump on all his biunicrs ami make II
unpleasant for him. III rather work along quietly
with mo boys some iroiI" nave d7h'' III w. VII
e..-, ,t,fi' ,,,....,finr bar I don't want -.
. -, 80 49, ,...,. work much direren'iy
".' N"'" CD" 80 Co.,. ,,.-. .,d
only suppose they use oAo "r i"' myers ana
mike NOR. motions. Th'n. too. ih" most 90 them
...,. ,.... ,r 1.,,fl. f.t..ra luf YOU don't have
49,, ,t g.. ,, r,,c,fu, ana
allowed how ly leaving % finger uu % E'N Tor an
.... ,,....,,...,.t,. s.ac. ~ tim. beyond the
"''''' .t b., ,t.,..,.,, t,,.r
Ucsc touch second mhif.A ''ui' "' ''l'"" "'"''
""' .'."'" .',.,,,.. t.,..., Inn, carefully
iI'ih''' ''""''' 80 '''''''. -
4, ,bi. s,v before a. could have hli timc -
- .i ,-,L. t,I hl. finer once been
mn
iuHy removed
TA.n Reilly went on setting type hii''y To S"'"
ht. .t,r ,,r t ,,.r f,..-tiu- AMI tt,nins al the
" ' , . .. 80, ti.
Time ana h"iIf N'' ii"- ''S '''4't '+ " 49,
c.ry II. hrl DIS irit hInl almost on rls' 't
'.' "'F " ''' o. '''' -" W. ''" ~, t ,,t.,
ftI under ~" 'n'7 "i h'7 "'T'' '-''"' "" 80
mo. " '' ,...'..,,,.. ,,.,,t ,t, 500
ouI finger Cd. tlther hand IAr IlElt manu- IT, '''''
mostly for tIc figures. capitals and punctuation
. AN M B., ,,,l tb. lover ~ carry the
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