Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-19
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Scenes and incidents Observed at IA
National Capital.

that city as q memorial 10 Prestuent NC
Kinley. The building is cruciform, with
four corner owers surmounted by small
domes. with a large central dome as a
dominant feature. The entrance to the
church lie through a large classical portico.
The auditorium ls arranged so that the
platform, baptismal font and choir will be
visible from all parts Of the building. The
galleries are supported by cantilevers rest
ing on Orders which run from the large
cluster Of columns that form the intersec-
ton Of the cross. In this way there are
no columns to interfere with the view OF
the audience.
The interior of the church is to be
lighted from the dome, and from the win
low on three sides Of the auditorium.
Waiting rooms, a pastors study, choir
rooms and reception rooms are placed at
the rear Of the church.
Tho building, as contemplated in the
drawings, will be eighty-eight feet wild
and 100 feet long, with a seating capacity
Of about 1900 people. The estimated cost is
500, 900.
Senator Mason and William ]. Bryan met
in the Marble room lobby of the senate,
reports the New York World. They shook
hands and Mr.. Mason said:
80 you are in the newspaper business
now2"
YES" replied Mr.. Bryan.
Doing well2'
Every well indeed"
Good circulation and your paper going
everywhere?"
Eyes, splendid prospects"
That reminds me OF a story" said Mr..
Mason. "A friend Of mine started a news
paper which seemed to be fourishing and
prosperous. i met him one day and asked
him how he was coming on with the paper.
: Fine he said. Good advertising, rood
circulation and everything in nice shape.
Your paper is going everywhere Ia
CURED. Yes, indeed he said, lust put q
mortgage on my house this morning to keep
1t from going to the DEVIL"
Congressman Burket OF Nebraska, who
Is booked to make q soul-stirring speech
on Principles and Policy" before the Lena.
wee County Republican club, whose habitat
Is In Adrian, Mich, has unbosomed himselt
as to speeches and speechmaking, relates
the Washington Post. The congressman
says that making speeches is like making
a batch Of bread. you have got to have
the salt properly proportional; the houl
must be Of the best and then the at
mosphere OF the room, which is to say ths
environments, must be perfect or both the
speech and the bread will come out sad.
You may start on your wrong leg in max.
ing a speech and It will turn out a ia
failure. You may be started wrong by tn,
introducer.' that is, the fellow who pre-.
sides over the symposium, and he may hav,
put your audience at cross purposes witt
yourself. You are faded from that tim,
on. Then a cold gust of wind may strik,
you, and ava you go. Have you evel
come home late at night and gone into tn,
kitchen for a drink and thoughtlessl,
thrown up the window to let a cool draf
Of air circulate about the place and In tn,
morning have the girl tell you that tn,
cold air had made the batch OF bread fall
Wen, that's the way with a speech. Yot
can't tell anything about bread until 20,
have tasted it."
President Roosevelt says he is coming /,
be merely a buffer between members O
congress and constituents looking for Of
nee. congressman and senators bring suci
persons TO him and thereby save themselye,
the unpleasant duty OF turning down IN,
visitors. Mr.. Roosevelt by the way. toll
two Texan visitors the other day that atteI
leaving the White House he intends b
write q history Of the Lone Star state. On,
OF the visitors was Colonel Andrew Jaok,
son Houston, a grandson Of Sam Houston.
In accordance with the unvarying custom
OF his predecessors, President Roosevelt
will soon sit for his portrait for his medal
which will be struck by the Philadelphia
mint. No suitable portrait Of the presiden
Is In existence and one must be had. ii
profile. Such a view is considered r~equisit
by the mint bureau. Features upon medal
look fiat when reproduced In the full fac,
view. Only one presidential medal has bee
SO adorned-that OF the elder Harrison
Director Roberts of the mint bureau ha
several times sent TO the White House 10
what the president considers TO be his bes
profile portrait. but as yet no photographs
has been permitted to pose the chief ex
~ecutive thus.
The photograph having been made TO sui
the presidents taste. 1t will be sent TO tn
chief artist OF the Philadelphia mint Tn
latter will reproduce its features upon
medallion, about a foot in diameter, com
posed Of a mixture Of beesWax, gum an
vermillion. The shaping Of the relief de
sign will be done with small tools Of Woo
~ S~N@oAcheA bOASA VI INC NuumO nail an
a brush with fine b~ristles. the latter bein
used TO work in the hair. The hnishe
medallion will then be electrotyped In meta
Thu reproduction will be placed under
blunt point guided by hand over every lin
Of the medallion. This point will be cor
nected by a beam to another point, tippe
with a diamond drill. beneath which wi
rest a small disk Of metal three inches 4
diameter. Every bit Of relief work upo
the surface Of the large medallion will
reproduced. pro~portionately smaller, upo
the small disk. In relief, and vice versI
Thu the medallion In cameo will be beat
TRULY copied in intaglio upon the littl
disk. The latter will be used as a die fro
which the oficial Roosevelt medals will /
stamped.
You will be able to purchase as mar
Roosevelt medals as you may desire. ThG
will cost you ~ apiece n will b struC
Ian bronze AL Of the presidential media