The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-01

pacid work-CIive Green For War
vessels-view Of Commodore Hichborn.
Advantage of Dark Coiors.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-L Special. THE
eccnt performance of Isaac ;. Dement,, a
k,hicapo stenogmpher, in writing I'm short
,and and correctly transcribing 4O2 words
n 81 minute, has attracted the attention OF
khe official reporters of the senate and
house of representatives. The fastest re-
t,orter i'm congress probably is Fred Ire
and who has speed record of 245 words
minute for five consecutive minutes.
Irhis test was made before Il board OF ex-
,erts and the matter dictated to Ireland
vas an editorial selected ut random from
m ordinary newspaper. Ireland took the
lictatjon and Immediately put away his
notes for a half hour, and then read them
without hcsitation as If he were reading
rom printed page. Some of the other
onoressional reporters would probably
! make as good record If they were put to
he test.
Fast Piece of Work.
John H. White, one of the Oldest and
most efficient of the house reporters, said
oday that in his opinion the fastest piece
m
one I'm the house during the Forty sixth
congress- Joseph r. Hawley, now senator
rom Connecticut, was then representa-
i've He had charge Of the sundry civil
ppropriation bill, and had yielded all but
10 minutes of the time allowed for debate.
fter every one had spoken Mr.. Hawley
ook the floor to close the debate in 80
minutes. He discussed the bill from be-
Inning to end in general way, and used
nany figures in the course of his remarks.
he spoke very rapidly, and was continual
looking at his watch to see how he was
sing his time, and ms the minutes passed
e spoke faster and faster, and finished an
loouent address in the time at his COM
hand. The entire corps of reporters took
heir turn at the speech, and when Mr..
Hawley's remarks were transcribed and
landed to him for revision and correction
Q did not make n single change.
The speech was printed in The Record
he next morning, and Mr. White had the
uriosty to count the words and determine
{ what rate Mr. Hawley had spoken. He
! ound that the speech contained $500
Eords and that the reporters had taken it
i the rate of 230 words minute. This
considered remarkable piece of work.
Mr.. White said that the average speed Of
hiking in the house of representatives is
bout 175 words minute. Mr.. johnson
b Indiana, who Is the fastest talker on the
cor, speaks often at the rate of 275 words
l. minute Mr.. Cochran of Missouri usual
speaks at the rate of 220 words min
te, and Mr. Dolliyer of Iowa, when he
Farms up to his work, frequently reaches
bis speed. The average speed for running
ebate-that is, debate in which there is q
eneral participation with frequent inter
options and cross questions---is 220 words
/ minute.
III Some Slow Takers.
One Of the slowest takers is Mr. Savers
Texas, who does not exceed 100 words q
mute when he is speaking calmly When
r. Sayers is much interested or excited,
frequently reaches 175 words Mr. Gull
Prson of Texas spoke at about the 100
te, and Speaker Reed does not exceed
pat speed. Mr.. White said that the speak
RI was one of the easiest men to take" in
e house. He speaks clearly and distinct.
and every word is clean cut and forcible.
does not become involved and uses no
mbersome sentences Mr. Reed is a lover
good, honest English cas- she is spoke
eaker always uses the right word i'm the
X ght place and makes an even distribution
Z time between his words Henever rush.
or stumbles over them. When his re-
arks are transcribed and given to him
correction he invariably returns the
py without a word, or even a comma,
banged
The statement recently made by Mr.. De-
ent, the fast Chicago reporter, that there
e thousands of reporters in the United
J ates who can make verbatim report at
70 rate of 300 words minute, where two
eakers are talking, is excepted to by Mr..
mite, the house reporter.
strictly verbatim report of two speak
p both talking at once at the rate of 100
prds for one minute, he says, twas new
made by any stenographer. and never
j IL be made. 1t is impossible" he added,
, or any one to take two speakers at once,
en- when one is speaking 100 words a
mute and the other only 100 words.
rs could not be done for u single minute
any one.''
Mr. White says that any reporter who
n take an average of 200 or 225 words
mute ought to be satisfied with his
DR. lie says stenographers need not
Prry because they cannot take men speak
at the rate of 300 words minute, be-
use when such n speaker turns up he
IL nave no one to listen to him, and
re Will be no occasion for reporting his
marks verbatim.
Paint For warships.
Germany hereafter will paint her war
ps green. For several years Germany
been conducting experiments to deter
ne the best color for vessels of war
I've green has been chosen because it
iuers ships least visible to an enemy.
rk brown was found TO have many adj
ntages by day, but green renders ship
nost invisible at night The United
',es has two vessels painted green. One
ehe ram katahdin, and by coincidence
order to paint her green was issued on
Ntrlck's day while she was command
ny hichard Leary. The other green
SCI is The torpedo boat Gushing. The
nominating color used in the United
ties navy is white.
"ni'e paint costs us pretty sum ev-
year" said Chief Naval Constructor
nporn. "A ship Is painted white, coal
auleu aboard and then the ship is COW
WIN SCOT and has TO be painted over