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Show Orator's Embarrassing Slip. Years ago a prominent citizen of Chicago who at that time was president presi-dent of one of its leading chilis, In Introducing In-troducing another prominent citizen as a speaker at a club banquet dwelt In highly complimentary terms on tho latter citizen's efforts to bring about political relorniH. "Oentlemen," ho said, "no one In this city exerts a more powerful Influence for good than does Mr. Illank when he Is sober." Then In great confusion, and nmld an uwi'tl silence he hastened to explain thnl Mr. Illank exerted, as ho had Intended In-tended to Bay. a powerful Influence when he was In earnest. |