Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 24, 1903, Page 4

The OMAHA DALY BEE B. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Dally Bee (without Sunday), One Year..§ Baily Bee and Sunday, One Year.... TNustrated Bee, One Yes . Funday Bée, One Year , One Year turday '‘wentieth Century Farmer, On ar DELIVERED BY CARRIER. i ally Bee (without Bunday), per copy.... 3¢ gllly Bee (without Sunday), per week,.. 120 Daily Bee (including Sunday), per week Bunday Bee, per copy sosses Evening Bee (without Sunday), Evening Bee (ncluding Sun e Complaints of irregularities in- delivery should be addressed to City Circulation De- spak OFPICES ymaha—The Bee Building. ?uu()l Omaha—City Hall Bullding, Twen- THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY. Among British statesmen the late mar- quis of Salisbury held a most dis- tinguished place, the record of his pub- lic career, covering nearly half a een- tury, constituting a notable chapter in Eifglish history. A member of the fa- mous Cecll family, which has contrib- uted so largely to British statesman- ship, Salisbury had those qualities of mind and charater which com- mended him to the confidence of the conservative party in England, of which he became the leader, exercising a con- trol over the party, until his retirement from public life about a year ago, which wns not surpassed by any of his prede- cessors. A man of marked Intellectual “fifth and M Streets. e Bufta 10 Peur! Btreet Chicago—1640 Unity Bullding New York—@28 Park Row Bullding. Washington—501 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE 2 Communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. £ REMITTANCES. 4 by draft, express or postal order, .’wfl: %5 The Bee Publishing Company. ily ‘2-cent stamps accepted In payment of mall acequnts. Persopal checks, except on tern_exchanges, not accepted. O Bl PUBLISHING EOMPANY STATEMENT OF CIRCULATIO! ska, Douglas County, s8.: B o, B asohuick, secretary of The Bes Publishing Company, being duly sworn, @ays that the actual number of full and complete coples of The Dally Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of July, 198, was as follows: Tol oy . Less unsold and returned coples. Net total sales. Net average sales . GEORGE B. TZ8 Bubscribed In my presence and before me this 3ist day of July, A. D. 193, 2 M. B. HUNGATE, A8 Notary Fubli PARTIES LEAVING FOR SUMMER, Parties leaving the eity for the summer may have The B sent to them regulariy by notitying The Bee Bust office, in person or by muil. The address will be changed @s often as denired. Qe ———— ,8pectacularist—Open to a limited num- ber of engagements. For terms apply t David B. Hill, at- Wolfert's Roost. force, earnest in his convictions and of great determination, Salisbury made himself felt in British politics almost from the day he entered the House of Commons, and moved steadlly forward to the attalnment of the highest place in the British government, for England's prime minister exercises a greater power over the affairs of the empire than does the sovereign. This power the marquis of Salisbury held at different times for about thirteen years and it was for the most p'urt sagaciously used for the ad- vancement of British interests. No English statesman was ever more watchful of those interests. Salisbury ranked very high in the fleld of diplomacy, his early lessons having been received from Disraell, who was a master of the art according to Buropean ideas and methods when Salls- bury entered the field. There has been a considerable change since, due in no small degree to the open and straight- forward course in diplomacy of the United States. More than any other European statesman Sallsbury was brought to a -realization of the Ameri- can diplomatic method, as {n the Vene- zuelan boundary controversy when the British government was plainly told by our government that the issue should be submitted to arbitration. It is sald that Salisbury was never a good friend to America, but the statement needs to be qualified, for in his later years he rec- ognized in common with all other intel- ligent Englishmen the value and im- portance of cultivating friendly rela- tlons between Great Britaln and the United States and he improved every opportunity to show how he felt in this respect. The marquis of Salisbury was one of the most scholarly men in England and he was a constant student, devoting much time to the study of sclence, for which he is sald to Jave had a much stronger liking than for politics. While not celebrated as an orator, he was yet “The proposed occupation tax may be a good thing, but how ‘Will it reach the tax shirkers who have no occupation? “President, Roosevelt's bellef in the west is reinforced by his sending of oung Roosevelt to the Black Hills for 8 initiation into true western life. “‘“The Lincoln Journal discourses learn- ey 1n ts editoria coliimrs on'the “Ju- diclal Tedure of 'OMde” And it is ted in a town that boast itself a 1 versity center. With the banank crop in several West Indian islands Wiped out of existénce by late hurricane, some of the people q this country may ‘have to content themselves with doméstic fruits, ' ' “As a matter of precaution the city hall should be picketed and barricaded against injunctions and eounter-injunc- tlons until'the paving contracts have all been signed, sealed and delivered. And now all the fusion regents of the State .university, are accused by their party . organs being « simply repub- licans in disguise. Strange what con- tact with-the fonts of -education will do. —— Former Senator Allen declares the Populists are no more indebted to the democrats than they are to the repub- Heans. That depends whether the book- keeping is done by a populist or by a democrat. e _Another problem yet unsolved is how q reconclle General Miles as a presi- dentlal candidate to all those fulmina- tions against militarism with which démocratic platforms have been loaded down year after year. W Ep— dThe fences ‘have been the sticking point in the agitation for a land leasing bill. Get the fences down once and all the government land returned to the public domain and the leasing question will gradually solve itself. f eem——e—— 'Becretary of War Root will not retire from the cabinet till well into next win- ter. For this extension of the time at thelr disposal to guess the identity of his Successor, the Washington correspond- euts should be duly thaukful. plle would certalnly be a Jlofl appropriate appendage to the city bastile, but in the Interval the city pris- opners could get Healthful exercise and contribute toward their board bills by eXtracting weeds from neglected side- walks and roadwnys. . boio——— 1 “An eastern critic wants to know why (A ety rock the Nebraska republicans in thelr state | platform omitted to Insert a few words piishing the irrigation project along. This complaint, though, is hardly war- ranted. The platform endorses the late legislature and a good majority of the legislators were sturdy devotees during the session to the cause of irrigation. v o Errm————— :‘fi‘bere is a slight and inexplicable dis- efgpancy between the assurances given b the world-liorald that the engineers who have recently been reinspecting the Jocations for the power canal have an shupdant amount of capital ready to &t’ out the project successfully and other stateanent in the sawme paper the financing of the scheme is still ?lfl considerution. g “* i £ a strong and impressive speaker. Salls- bury was not popular, as that term is commonly understood, being cold !n manner and exclusive in habit, yet his countrymen had confidence in his abil- ity and his patriotism and did not al- low the fact that he was the embodi- ment of British aristocracy to interfere with admiration of the talent and qual- ities ‘which Won him political distine-| tion. He was one of the really great men of his time. RAINBOW PROSPECTUSES. ‘That a system of electric trolley and suburban tramways radlating in every direction from Omaba will be bullt at no distant day is a foregone conclusion. ‘The success of. electric interurban tram- ways in Ohlo, Michigan, Indiana, Ill- nois, Wisconsin and eastern Iowa af- fords a guaranty that sooner or later western Iowa and Nebraska will be fa- vored by similar transportation Tacill- ties. There is, however, no prospect for the prosecution .of such enterprises in this or any other section of the country until the financial conditions in the money centers of the country have materially improved. Tor the same reason there is no im- mediate prospect for the launching of the Platte river power canal. That a power canal supplying motive power for factories, mills, packing houses, street rallways and electric lighting plants will be built somewhere within a radius of 100 miles of Omaha 1is conceded by all who / have given the sub- Ject serious consideration, but the peo- ple of Omaha should not allow them- selves to be hoodwinked or humbugged into giving away their birthright for a mess of poitage by highly colored stereopticon prospectuses of enterprises and projects that lack the chief ele- ments of success—financlal backing. The fact that so many power canal electric railway schemes are all being focused in the public eye at this time, when the Omeha Electric Light com- pany is asking for a monopoly of all the public lighting in this city for a period of ten years, justifies the sus- picion that the voltage for all these at- tractive and promising cheap power and low fare projects is generated in the power house and percolated through the main office of the electric light com- pany for home consumption. If this suspicion is not well founded The Bee will cheerfully make a dls- claimer as soon as convincing proofs are furnished that there is substance for fultillment behind the rainbow pros- | pectuses. The Bee is for Omahn frsi, | tast and all the time, and it is for any- body who will help to build up Omaha and promote its industrial and commer- clal growth, but The Bee is not given to | rainbow chasing. 4 —_—— The Bee says: “The jucicial race of 1904 in Nebraska is not to be between Barnes and Sullivan, but between Robert E. Lee Herdman and the republican dark horse for the supreme court clerkship." The office of judge of the supreme court has always been regarded as a very im- portant one; and yet this republican paper tells us that the contest is not between the two candidates for that office, but is be- tween the present clerk of the court, for whom The Bee edilor entertalns a very strong enmity, and a republican dark horse.—World-Herald. In the discussion of issues and men The Bee has made its reputation by calling a spade a spade. Its compressed estimate of the issue of the state cam- paign s the frozen truth, expressed THE OMAHA DAILY without personal bias or prejudice. The office of supreme judge is supremely im- portant. As a bone of contention, meas- ured by standard dollars, it is very in- significant. Judge Sullivan's salary is $2,500 a year. The clerkship of the su- preme court is reputed to yleld $12,000 a year. With such an Income Mr. Herd- man can afford to drop $5,000 into the fusion contribution box without shed- ding a tear, while Judge Sullivan could not drop $500 without some embarrass- ment. Manifestly, it is of the utmost importance for the fusion yeform forces to retain Herdman at his post. THE DISFRANCHISEMENT ISSUE. A notable feature of the address of former United States Senator Chandler, at the dedication of the monument to President Arthur, was his reference to the disfranchisement issue and other wrongs to which colored citizens in the south are subjected. This is a matter as to which Mr. Chandler has long shown a most earnest interest, bellev- ing that the denial to the negro of his constitutional rights is a very real dan- ger to the nation. After pointing out the injustice to the colored people in parts of the south, in utter disregard of the amendments to the national consti- tution adopted after the civil war, Mr. Chandler asked how Lincoin and others of that time would meet the situation if they were llving now and urged that the northern states of the unlon cannot be too soon or too thoroughly aroused to the conditions. He said it is true that the result of a presidential election has not yet been changed by the increased representation glven by reason of the colored inhabi- tants, but such an outcome is not im- probable in 1004, “If the white men of the solid south take possession of the presidency by an electoral majority of ninety or less it will be seen that the work has been done by the fifty electors who represent 10,000,000 of colored peo- ple, substantially all of whose legal voters would vote the other way if not debarred and robbed of thelir volce and their vote.” Hereln is Indicated the dangeg, of the government passing into the control of men who are in hearty sympathy with the southern treatment of the colored race and would exert in- fluence and poiver to extend and make permanent the policy now in operation in several of the southern states and which will certainly be put into effect in others if nothing be done to prevent ft. A writer in the Chicago Chronicle says that “in the six Gulf states and in South Carolina and Arkansas negro suffrage is certainly a flat failure, In these eight states the black man is not only denled the ballot, but practically so far as the local governments are con- cerned he has no rights which the whites are bound to respect.” Yet the repre- sentation of those states in congress and in the electoral college is in part based upon the colored population. This s an obvious injustice fo the states which give the suffrage to all citizens, Mr. Chandler did not in the least ex- aggerate the gravity and importance of this question. ‘It will bave to be dealt ‘with sooner'or later and the duty of do- ing this will devolve upon the repub- Hean party. . There is constitutional au- thomy'ror reducing the representation of states which disfranchise colored cit- izens and this authority should be exer- cised. The fifty-eighth congress may be called upon to seriously consider this question. A Congressman Vandiver of Missouri ex- plains that he will not accede to re: quests of his friends to seek the demo- eratic nomination for governor against Circuit Prosecutor Folk because “I don't want to run against a cyclone.” But there are other ambitious democrats in Missouri who are not so reluctant and insist on being shown. The political wreckage in the wake of the cyclone threatens to impede the democratic ve- hicle so serfously that republican success in Missouri may become a possibility. Prohibition crusaders have always centered their fire upon the signs of the saloons. They did not want the boys to see the sign of a saloon because the sign has its attraction. Now Chlef of Police Donshue has fixed his gatling #uns on the stick drink signs in the drug stores and the signs must come down, but the stick drinks will still stick and velvety-throated girls will con- tinue to swallow mixed soda without glving a sign of discomfort. One of the leading candidates for the judicial vacancy on the federal district bench in the Northern Iowa district has declined a re-glection to the state senate of ‘which he was assured because he does not want to be asking more than one honor at a time. But this is over in lowa. Here in Nebraska every aspiring politiclan feels perfectly free to aim at as many targets as be can fit arrows into his bow. The local democratic machine must be In good working order. It has assumed to itself the exclusive right to appoint the delegates to state and judicial con- venilons without asking for the ald or consent of the rank and flle expressed through a primary, and its usurpation seems to have aroused but little pro- test. And the dictionaries define democraey as the rule of the people. Is It possible that there is not one lawyer in all the ranks of Nebraska populists competent to aspire to a place on the supreme bench? Or are the pros- pects of success so poor that the popu- lists prefer to have the burden of de- feat borne by a democratic ally? Nevel Imeldent of T Pittsburg Dispatch. Of the “crop” of 198 the Kentucky dis- tillers are making preparations for the exportation of 2,00 barrels of whisky to German ports for storage. This is & new idea, and is the first exportation in Ken- tucky history of any great amount of youns whisky to be matured in Europe. It is & novel incident of the trade. The BEE: MONDAT, whisky to be sent abroad Is intended largely for the trade in California and other western states, Poor 014 Missonrl. Kansas City Star. Still there will be considerable specula- tion throughout the country as to why the fifth state In the union makes chicken stealing a felony and the solicitation of bribes only a misdemeanor. Another Credit Mark. Philadelphia Press. The percentage of girls and women em- ployed to the total self-supporting popula- tion is less In the United States than in any other great nation, being only 14 per cent. In Germany the percentage is 25, in England %, In Italy 40 and in Austria 47. The more backward the nation the larger the percentage of women employed in in- dustrial pursuits, Fortune Walts on Success, Harper's Weekly. Radlum, discovered in 1898, was valued at $,000,00 a pound. Its estimated value has since been reduced to $2,721,555.90 a pound, which is a very material reduction, but the price s still high.. We read with Interest that a Buffalo man, Mr. Stephen T. Lockwood, expects to engage in the manufacture, or extraction, of this inte: esting substance, and hopes to lower the price still further. His hopes, as recorded in the papers, are based on the possession of certain deposits of carnotite in Utah, from which he has been able to extract radium, and which he belleves can be in- duced to give its radium up somewhat easler than the pitchblende from which the radlum so far obtained has been ex- tracted. We hope he will succeed. Radlum is the most Interesting substance out, and, dear though it Is, a very little of it goes a great ways, and lasts ‘apparently for- ever. We want more of it, for, unlike liquid air, it seems really to be of use for something besides amusement and specula- tion. Municipal Lighting Plants. Chicago News. Chicago has the largest municipal electric lighting plant in the world. * Detroit comes next, but in both these cities light is fur- nished by the municipal plants for public purposes only. The Chicago and Detroit experiments are considered successful, Many smaller communities own lighting plants and furnish light for both public and private use, ordinarily with satisfactory results. It yet remains for a large Amer- fcan city to demonstrate that.a munlieipal lighting plant can make a success of the commercial lighting business. The city of Cleveland, under Mayor Johnson's rule, ap- parently Is to be the first to try the ex- periment. Immediately after his re-elec- tion last spring Mayor Jchnson set on foot a movement for the establishment in Cleve- land of a municipal lighting plant that not only should furnish light for public pur- poses, but should sell to private consumers as well. The city council was asked to authorize a bond lssue for the purpose. The Chamber of Commerce of Cleveland offered objections. Mayor Johnson met this opposition by suggesting that the proposition be submitted to the people. It will be voted on at a spectal glection early in SBeptember, and Mayor Johnson's friends expect a large vote In favor of it —— THINGS WORTH INVESTIGATION, Smooth Palm of Graft Observed in the Littauer Glove De: Harper's Weekly. Scarcely had Representative Luclus N, Littauer announced thdt he regarded as a complete exoneration of ~himselt Secre- tary Root's commént &if Colonel Garling- ton's report concerning the glove and ‘gauntlet contracts, when & new order was issued by the secretaryi'direoting Colonel Garlington ‘t0” continué the investigation. It 18 to be hoped that Colonel Garlington, In the course of his renewed inquiry, will examine Edmund R. Lyon of New York, with reference to: the dealings which ‘he (Lyoi, had with Littaver during the years when that representative’s firm was fur- nishing gloves and gauntlets to the federal government. Lyon's testimony should be relevant and interesting, ‘in view of the fact that, In proceedings before a referee in bankruptcy in New York, he declared under oath that Littater's firm had a share In the contracts secured by Lyon from the War department. Timothy Keck has also sworn that, after meeting Rep- resentative Littauer in New York City, he (Keck) refrained from bidding for certain government glove contracts, and was paid 80 much a pair to keep out of the com- petition. A facsimile letter has been pub- lished in which Lyon acknowledges the payment of $1,600 to Brothers Keck In con- sideration of their withholding bids. It would be worth while to learn whether this money was furnished by Lyon him- self, who has never been a rich man, or by his bondsmen on the government glove contracts, who were Littauer's brother and brother-in-law. If there are in existence any other documents that would throw light on the true Inwardness of Represen- tative Littauer's connection with govern- ment glove contracts, it is to be wished that they will now be exhibited to Colonel Garlington. The president has declared, we are informed, that Littauer need ex- pect no mercy if that federal Jawmaker has violated the federal law forbidding a representative to be. interested in gov- ernment contracts. RELIGIOUS CENSUS IN GERMANY, Growth and Numerical Strensth of the Several Demomination New York Independent. The German government has just pub- lished the full Teport of the religious cen- sus taken some time ago. According to this the Protestants number 35,231,104, or 62.5 per cent of the total; the Roman Cath- olics 20,327,918, or 36.1 per cent of all the in- babitants. In addition there are 203,703 “other Christians”—L. ‘e, Methodists, Bap- tists, Irwinglons, etc., and 685,633 Jews, the latter constituting 1 per cent of the popu- lation. Thus nearly two-thirds of all Ger- many is Protestant and a little more than one-third Roman Catholic. It Is particu- larly interesting to note th notwith- standing the fact that educated Germany has again and again been declared to have broken with Christlanity, there were, out- side of the Jewish contingent, only 5938 persons in the whole cmpire who declared Lthat they were not Churistians.. Although soclal democracy is determined in its oppo- sition to the church and to Christianity, it has not been able to Induce its adberents to break with the state churches, although naturally hundreds of thousands who have enrolled themselves as Protestants or Ro- man Catholics are bnly nominally adher- ents of these churches. Neither of the two great churches has made materlal gains or suffered serious lo-ses since 1571, when the Protestants had 62.3 per cent and the Cath- olics .2 per cent of the population. In 1550 the figures were 62.2 per cent and .9 per cent; in 185 they were 627 per cent and 3.8 per ceni; in 189 they were 625 per cent and 361 per cent. The Jewi:h contin- gent has gone back from 1.3 per cent in 157 to 1 per cent now. North Germany is the stronghold of Protestantism, In muny | places the percentage being 9 and 9, while South Germany, the Rhine districts, and especially Alsace-Lorralne, are predomi- nantly Roman Catholic. The most Catholic country is the little province of Hohenzol- lern, with % per cent of its population members of that church. AUGUST 24, 1903. THE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. Ashland Gagette: The republiean state convention at Lincoln Tuesday named a winning ticket. Pender Republic: Judge Barnes has al- ways been an actlve, ardent republican and has attended every republican conven- tion since and Including the one held In 1872, David City Banner: In the nomination of Judge Barnes as candidate for supreme judge the Banner believes that the party made no mistake In the selection of a standard-bearer. Battle Creek Republican: Having Judge J. B. Barnes of Norfolk at the head of the state ticket ought to be an incentive for Madison county republicans to get out and hustle hagder than ever this fall—and they will. Howells Journ: The republican state convention held at Lincoln on Tuesday nominated Judge Barnes of Norfolk for supreme judge. Mr. Barnes is an old resi- dent of the state and as an attorney stands well wherever known. Norfolk News: For the first time in many years the North Platte republicans are to know how it seems to support a man from this section for the first place on the ticket. That they will. do so energetically and continuously may be taken for granted. Ponca Journal: Judge J. B. Barnes, who was nominated for supreme judge by the republican convention at Lincoln Tuesday, was a resident of Ponca for seventeen years. His large acqualintance throughout this part of the state will make him many additional votes. Elm Creek Beacon: The state republican conventfon last Tuesday nominated Judge Barnes of Norfolk for supreme judge, and Whitmore of Valley and C. S. Allen of Lincoln for regents of the State university. They are popular candidates and will be elected by a large majority. Blair Pllot: Judge Barnes of Norfolk has been nominated for the supreme bench by the republicans. Barnes has lived in Ne« braska a third of a century and Is recog- nized as an able jurist—one of the ablest in the state. The only question left to declde s the size of his majority at the polls. O'Nelll Frontler: Judge Barnes—by the way, an exceptionally good man for the place—was nominated for supreme judge at the republican convention as expected. The pops will now yell louder than ever, but thelr yell has lost its terror. It would have been the same with them whoever had been nominated. Monroe Republican: The republican state convention at Lincoln nominated Judge J. B. Barnes of Norfolk for supreme judge and W. G. Whitmore of Valley and C. 8. Allen of Lincoln for regents. These standard-bearers are men of recognized ability and thelr candidacy will no doubt increase the republican majority In the state thys fall. Ord Quiz: The republican state conven- tion Tuesday was not long In doing the work it had in hand In nominating the head of the ticket. One vote sufficed to name John B. Barnes of Madison for su- preme judge and another ballot nominated W. G. Whitmore of Douglas and C. 8. Allen of Lancaster for regents. The ticket 1s & good one and will of course be elected. Tekamah.Journal: Nebraska republicans seem unanimous this year in the selection of their standard-bearers. At Tuesday's state convention J. B. Barnes was nom- inated for supreme judge by acclamation, ‘W. G. Whitmore and C. 8. Allen were nom- Inated for regents on the first ballot and Harry C. Lindsay was re-elected state chairman for the third time. With a united party the republicans cannot be de- feated. _Tekamah Herald: The nomination of Judge Barnes- by acclamation at.the re- publican state convention = was a well- merited compliment. The naming of the conceded to the north part e and the choice fell on the Judge, he now being on the supreme court commission and having a large acquain- tance In the state, and being very popular in his own congressional district, made him an avallable candidate. No better choice could have been made. North Platte Tribune: Mr. Barnes was the unanimous cholce of the convention and was declared the nominee by acclamation. His candidacy has been before the re- publicans of the state for many months and that it was enthuslastically approved by the republicans of the entire state is demonstrated in the fact that no other candidacy has, since the Barnes announce- ment, recelved anything like serious men- tion. He has the support of a united party and that he will be eletted there can be but little doubt. Falls City Journal: The republican state convention at Lincoln was qulet and har- monious. The only important nomination was for supreme judge. Judge J. B. Barnes of Norfolk received the nomination with- out material opposition. He ' should be elected without trouble. His abllity and integrity are unquestioned and he has been on the supreme court commission long enough to get acquainted with.the bar and pro his qualifications. The regents of the university, while a very important position, has never made much stir in the campalgn. Both candidates are well quall- fled. Chadron Journal: The republican state convention, which met at Lincoln on Tues- day of this week, resulted in the unanimous selection of Judge J. B. Barnes of Norfolk for candidate for supreme judge, and W. G. Whitmore of Douglas county and C. B. Allen of Lancaster county, candidates for regents of the State university. The very best of feeling prevalled. Judge Barnes has long been looked upon as exoellent Umber for supreme judge, and a nomina- tion at the hands of the republicans of Nebraska this year is generally conceded to be as good as an election. The honor bestowed certainly comes to & man thor- oughly clean, coneclentious and able. Norfolk Press: The republican state con- vention nominated Judge Barnes of this city for justice of the supreme court by acclamation, as™ everybody expected it would. W. G. Whitmore of Valley and C. 8. Allen of Lincoln were named for uni- versity regents on the first ballot. Judge Barnes needs no introduction to readers of the Press. He has lived In this portion of Nebraska for more than thirty years, and has friends and admirers in all political parties. The writer has known W. G. Whitmore for a great many years and considers him an admirable candidate for He 18 one of the progressive men ka, and in his hands the interests of the great educational institution would be safe. The Press knows very little of Mr. Allen and so cannot say 0 much as it does of the other two candidates. Hastings Tribune: The republican state convention at Lincoln Tuesday was any- thing but a “cut and dried affair,” but & majority of our fusion friends are still harping away on that old threadbare phrase, and it sounds so good to them that they have to keep rolling it around under their tongues like a sweet morsel. It is patent that the republicans of Ne- braska were unanimous in their cholce of J. B. Barnes of Norfolk for supreme judge, and the result of the first ballot spoke thelr sentiments clearly for C. 8. Allen of Lincoln and W. G. Whitmore of Valley for university regents. And it has always been conceded that Harry C. Lind say of Pawnee would be kept at the head of the state central committee, because of his successful experience and splendil knowledge of the right way to conduct & clean and effective campalgn. ITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE, Minor Scenes ai What is belleved to be the most sensi- tive machine In the world has just been procured by Director Stratton of the Bu- reau of Standards. It can weigh the slight- est change of temperature. It puts the scales that registers the weight of a hair out of the running. That test used to be regarded as the acme of delicacy in, the welghing line, but If a hair were placed on one pan of Prof. Stratton's machine without the other pan being counterbal- anced, the pan containing the halr would drop down quickly. So far the experts have been able to detect the difference of three one-billlonths of a kilogram. A kilo- gram I8 equivalent to 2.2046 pounds. When ‘the machine is permanently installed on an absolutely firm base, and where at- mospheric and thermometric conditions are In perfect control, they expect to be able to detect variations of weight down to one-billionth of a kilogram. That is to say, about the one sixty-five thousandth part of a grain, Articles to be weighed are placed on the scales for twenty-four hours before they are welghed in order that they may have exactly the same temperature as the scales. The colder a weight is tho heavier, and vice versa. Varlations in temperature are recorded more falthfully than with the thermometer. Prof. Btratton says that when a welght is placed on the scales which is warmer than the scales and the atmosphere that surrounds them there is an upward current whose lifting power s recorded by the scales. Two platinum welghts were placed on the pan and they balanced the weight on the other side ex- actly. One was lifted from the pan, held in the fingers a moment and then restored to the scales and a reading made. There was a difference of seven billionths of a kilogram in the two welghts, which were not as large as a gold dollar, The scales dfe to be used in determining the exactness of the standards of weight which are to be put out by the bureau. They were made in Vienna. The expert coin counters of the Treasury department have beaten the Yankes. in- ventor who thought he could build & ma- chine that would count faster than human eyes and fingers. One day last week the | agent of an automatic coln counter se- cured permlission to try his machine In the treasury. When It became noised among the women counters that there was to be a test of speed and uccuracy bes tween one of thelr number and a labor- saving device, much excitement prevalled. It was feared that if the michine won out in the contest it would mean the uiti- mate dismissal of the women and the In- | stallation of the automatic counters. The women picked out thelr champlon in the person of a pretty young girl who held | the record for counting. The chief of the division selected a number of bags of pen- nies—$100 worth, or 10,000 in all. These he handed over to the agent, stipulating that the rules governing everyday work must prevail in the contest. Thus the agent| was required to skim over the pennles in a search for counterfeits. He spread 1,000 out over the counter, ran hurrledly over them in a hunt for counterfelts. After satistying himself that the remaining pen- nies were all right, he hurriedly swept them Into a receptacle attached to the mu- chine. Then he grabbed a crank and be- gan turning it, while at the same time the coppers began flying into little stacks at a tremendous rate. The operation was re- peated ten times, and when the 10,00 had been counted, the officlal time was an- nounced as fifty-eight minutes. Then the young woman seated herself at the table. At the word 'go” her fingers began to fly over the mass of pennies at a rate which filled the hearts of her as- sociates with Joy. Not'once did she miake & false movement, and when, with a smile she threw the last of her 10,000 pennies upon its stack, the time was announced as forty-elght minutes. The defeated agent sent his cart to the treasury yesterday and took his automatic counter away. Much has been written on the subject of the tall columns in the pension office bulld- ing and of the “pictures” outlined thereon by the artist, In imitating the color and grain of Stenna marble, says the Wash- ington Post, but there are few, doubtless, who realize ‘that this fs an old trick of decordtors the world over, or. who are familiar with how the fad originsted. The facts, however, are that in polishing a slab of marble certain curfous twists and turns of the grain often times bear a close re- semblance to well known objects. This, of course, {s merely accidental, and due to what geologists call the “faulting,” “over- lapping”* and distortion of the strata in past ages, producing knots and pockets in t grain of the marble not unlike the whorls and convolutions in & plece of birdseye maple. Some of the figures thus produced in cutting a slab of marble ‘across the grain” are truly remarkable. There are equally curious marbie plo- tures on the walls of other department bulldings. Perhaps the most notable of these are three very striking pictures on the walls of the library in the Navy de- partment. Part of the Navy department lbrary walls are lined with verd antique marble and on the larger of the two panels to the left of the main door, as one enters, are the outlines of what has received ti name of *“The boot on the snowdrift.” Part of the marble panel Is profusely veined with white, while a certain section of the lower pdrt, having the exact outline of an army riding boot, is clear, deep green. The “plcture” is a very striking one and a person can make out the outline of the boot lying on the snowdrift the moment it is pointed out. Then, singularly enough, panel large one, are certain veins and dark and light spots which are known to the Navy department people “The shoe." It bears a close ressmblance to & man's shoe, although not near so plain as the boot. On the panel to'the right of the main door as one enters the navy library there still another “ploture” much more strik- ing than the others. It consists of a quarts- itke inclusion of perfectly white color, set in the deep black-green of the marble, and has long been known as “Sarah Bernhardt sitting on the rock.” The marble cutter has, indeed, split through the marble and polished it down at the right spot in this white inclusion to produce a figure, the out- lines of which resembles nothing quite so much as the figure of a dainty and chic French actress, perched in characteristic on the lesser almost impossible to locats, but once that some of the capitol guards have pointed it out he is struck by its realism, the features of the dlstinguished statesman being as and correct as one could well im- PERSONAL NOTES, Isaac P. Van Wormer, a ploneer stock- man of Colorado, who has just dled in Denver, originated the ides of branding cattle. This 18 the day of great benevolence. A man who died out west the other day left all he had to an orphan asylum; he had fourteen children The American eagle, presented by a Sos- ton man to Sir Thomas Lipton for & mascot, 1sn't in it with the mascot that has just been presented to C. Oliver lselin by the stork One result of the closing of the Cornell hool of forestry is that many of the students of that schoel will join the Yale school of forestry this fall. The Cornell #chool is closed because the legislature falled to appropriate for it. Captaln David Nation breaks Into print to say that his late spouse of hatchet fame did him several mean tricks. He de- clares that Carrie and her son-in-law and a lawyer took all his money and his home, Hence there is bitterness in hfs heart and woe on his tongwe. But David didn't say it to Carrie's face. Herbert H. D. Peirse, third assistant seo- retary of state, has gone on a pleasant trip at government expense, accompanied by his wife and two children. He will in- spect the principal American consfilates In Europe, visiting the leading ports of Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Russia. The tour will last about two months. Business men going across the Atlantio often take with them scores of unanswered ietters. For the convenlence of such hur- ried travelers one steamship company hai engaged young women stenographers who taks replies to such letters and then type- write them, thus giving the busy man much more time for real enjoyment on the voyage. Lord Minto, governor of Canada, und Lady Minto, are guests of Whitelaw Reld In the Adirondacks, where their love for the picturesque In nature is being gratified to the full. Lady Minto Is a coatinual source of wonder to her sex; being 80 youthful in appearance that she and her eldest daughter are frequently taken for sisters. The governor general acts like a grown-up boy with his children, romping with the noisest and always acting the part of a chum. Regular visitors to the Navy department in Washington will now miss the cheery “HI, brother,” with which Rear Admiral Melville, just retired, used to greet ac- qudintances. When Roosevelt became as- | sistant secretary of the navy he wus grevted with the usual exclamation when he: first met Melville, then chief of the bureau of steam engineers. The new assistant secre- tary was rather inclined to resent such tamilarity on short acquaintance, but ere long he and Melville were warm friends. Soveral constitutional amendments are to be voted for at the general election in Ohlo this year. One of them does away with the double lability of holders of stock in Ohlo corporations, which s sald to have driven much capital from Ohfo enterpri Another authorizes the legislature to di- vide citles into three classes and to provide a different form of government for each. The cities hgving more than 100,000 are to be in one class, those having between 60,000 and 100,00 In the second class and those having between 25,000 and 50,000 In the third clags. All other incorporated places are to be under village government. POINTED REMARKS, “Who'd hive thought we'd iive to hes . our boy'In the legislature?’ exclaimed the old_man. ‘‘Nobody, the Lord tution. exclaimed the old lady; “but will be done!"—Atlanta Conati~ “In a few million years” sald the soi- entist, “the sun will cool and the eoal 11l be exhausted.” " answered (he wan, weary look- ing man, “that will make life easier for us yeather prophets, anyhow."—Washington tar. . Edgar—What precious stone means “‘Suc- cess In love?" Eleanor—The ¢lamond, 1 think.—Detrolt Free Press. “Well today? “On, doctor,” replied the patient, wears liy, “I am suffering the torments of damned.’ ““What! Already?" inquired the doctor, *hicago Post. sa1d the doctor, “how do you feel ““There goes a man who Is always anx- fous to see his name in print.” “Really? 1s he one of inose idio “No, one cf those men; advertiser.'—Philadelph ““You should have then you wouldn't train." “You talk like a $1.98 phonograph,” re- plied “the angry ~lefi-over. ‘The train pulled out while I was trying to translate the time table.'—Chicago News. ° 80 lazy you wouldn't 80 pessimistic. Oh, nonsens Why don't you make hay while -the sun shines and—"' “Huh! if I (rled to o that 1t'd just be my luck to get sunstruck.’—Philadelphia Ledger. “That man ll‘yl promise: ou ‘are very reckless where wrong," answered Senator Sorghum. “One cf the most care- less and indiscreet things a man In polities can do Is to refuse to promise.”’—Washing- ton Star. A YACHTING SONG. Oh, Bhamrock third, sall back, sail back, Across the briny sea! Unless you let us keep our cup How can we drink your tea? The spicy odors that you bring From taraway Ceylon . Will_seem more pleasant to us when We know that you are gone, ¥or two and fifty changing years, In contests fair and free, We've trimmed our silver loving-eup With sweels of victory. There was a time—but let that pass— And, yet, 1 needs must say America will now defend Her own a« on that day, £o, Challenger, keep sailing on, Bail on right merrily, But it you take away our cup How can we drink your tea? an we SLELLE WILLEY. GUB. Winside, Neb. pose on @ large bowlder. The figure i striking and lifelike and doubtiess had this slab been erected in some house of worship of medieval Europe instead of in the Navy department of modern America it would have been’called the Angel Gabriel, instead of the name it has recetved from the free- thinking people of this country. The a who painted the columns in Statuary hall of the capitol were up to the same mischief as those who painted the pension office columns, only, this having happened a §0od many years ago. few peo- ple are aware of the fact that the Statuary hall columns are literally bestrewed with pictures of *men, women and events," while all are more or less familiar with those of the pension bureau. In fact, if anything, the Statuary hall plctures vifle more interesting, for the Teason that \hey are harder to find, and yet plainer ind more realistic, once that they are dis- covered, than those in the tormer building. I'he masterplece is the picture known as Horace Greeley, which the stranger finds Auyer. Sarsaparilla To know all there is to know about a Sarsapa- rilla, take Ayer’s. Your doctor will say so, too. He orders it for pale, thin people. Tested for 60 years. LA