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, .SojopalJntijrtejjprqonB, among, them being attorneys and men
jofjcapitaj, gathered inthq, office, of GeorgpW.S.uo8 in the Boc build
ing Tuesday afternoon to, tness ,tbq,triaj trip, of Albert Sjoberg's
.somewhat locally, famous "voting machine." Sjoberg is a young
Swedish newspaper .inau. and , won, distinction .a few years ago by
.caphnnjng ,a wJnnjngqauijOf giants (in a tug-of-war ganio at the
Coliseum. At that timo it was not guessed that invention lay in bis
brain( waiting a cbancoo, spread itself. ',
However, Mr. Sjoberg has really brought into, existence a machino
whjcjj, fqr ingenuity,, is ,tnpre than, remarkable. This contrivance is
a mechanical register similar in its purposes to those which "register
the amount of your purchase," only that in this instance instead of
ono purchase being put down, it is.anaontire electoral ballot.
Tho machino looks somowhat liko tho upper; part of a piano. It
,has a number pf(I keys running dp,w,n the front, ,and theso. d9 tho
, business.(WIt;would bOjfoplish.for.a, tyrp tq attempt to toll the man
ner in which results are reached, but Jtho .simple fact is,- that this
apparatus yesterday did everything but think, and' in theso days of
voting that is not a requirement. It permits only of honest voting
and going on the Australian system .it, Resists overy blandishment.
It is judgo and clerk of election, but bad cigars havo no effect upon
it and it does not require that tho candidato shall send around lunch
. n,tho pyepipgnor J8,it nfcessafy for; tho apparatus to go out at
..frequent; infer,yalsfqr a,trink7 , , , ti , , '
Tho names of the various candidates, for the.particular offices are
bunched in groups, a group.for.fjvery office.,, Fpr instanco there are
three candidates running for sheritf, thorp arp thrco keys labelled
with tho various names and it would, look, at .first blush as though
the voter would havo a nico chance to vote for all three, but when
ono key is depressod that not.only registers, that votp but, it locks all
others in that "sheriff"' group, although leaving all, other offices to bo
yet voted upon. In case there are, two persons to bo, dee ted for some
.qlliqqs,, as those of county commissioner,, the operation is exactly tho
.same,, ?i The, machine, will, let, ,a:man vote for, two .commissioners,, but
, it sticks right there. ,, , ,,,
This bowilderingly intelligent machino. ypstorday showed its, ver
satility in another way. The matter of scratching is cared for by it.
Ono man can be scratched for any office, or if there are more than
pnq to be elected ,for, ono offico, just so many can bo scratched.. t Tho
way , is , simple, but it would, tangle one to attempt to describe it.
Taken all in all tho machine is a marvel and not the least, important
of its marvolous features is that it will show the total vote all count
. ed up.ono second after the polls close., Tho figures are thero in plain
sight when the, "blinder," which conceals them through the day,, is
removed. t ,
Mr!,Sj6berg inado his first machine aMyear:or more ago, of wood.
It then became necessary to reduce it to met M,,and to, do that he
was obliged to keop oho expert machinist on tl e, thing for over a
year filing out to proper size tho hundreds of in ricato pieces of mo
chanism. It is believed by the inventor and his backers that the
.machine will certainly succeed the present: system: of elections; for it
carries solmany, improvements that the old way is out: of the question.
.Whilolthe jiiachinoiCDsteta.fair.dmduntt itl'is calculated to 6avoon
wages to judges and clorks and' to counterbalance byitsispeody and
absolutely honest work. Tho men who saw it operato Tuesday aro
greatly taken up with it and many expressed confidence that Omaha
would become renowned us,'fthe'homto'.,of the "solution1 ot election
"'troubles." '-'ll .oiIih) .jin:ill imjim.
When tho Lillian
SWEET REVENGE
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her escort had no oyeB or ears for her. Tho stago butterlly absorbed
his overy attention. J lis dethroned idol in tho adjoining scat bore
his neglect in moody silence for two acts, and then feigning! illness,
prevailed upon, her fickle lover to take her home. No sooner had he
seen the girl safely in' tho house than tho youth returnod to tho
theater, and, by dint of. scheming; secured an introduction to his
charmer, who graciously permitted him to accompany her to New
York und expend a week's salary in a supper.
In the first row the' noxt night tho smitten youth renewed his
allcgianco to tho litho-Iimbed chorus girl, and again was ho allowed
to repeat his journey and courtesies of tho previous night. But tho
coy Nowark maiden knew a thing or two. Her rocreant youth's
actions wore promptly reported to her by tho inevitable rival, and
the Jersey's maiden's scheme of vengenco was soon concocted. At
the: minimum cost of 50 cents sho purchased a quart bottle .of
"Catawba wine," warranted to eat holes through seventeen-inch
barveyized, armor plate. The assistance of a, friendly and sympath
etic druggist added a liberal dose of ipecac to the contents of the
tbottle. Tho avenging maiden's "property plot" called for. jalap as
itho ingredients to be mixed with the wine, but she allowed horeelf
to be persuaded that the milder drug would prove sufficiently effect
ive. At 0:30 Saturday evening half a dozen chorus girls wore congro-
gated in a dressing room playing penny-ante, to occupy the time until
v tho night performance. A knock catuo at the door and a. messenger
inquiring for Miss handed her a bottlo which bore a card with
tho simple announcement that it was accompanied by "Willie's love."
Tho proud beauty was touched. Here was a lover who gavo thought
. to her comfort at the proper time. It wasn't champagne, to bo euro,
but it. was "wot,7 at any rate, and besides, Willie was a Newark
youth and not expected to know better. Glasses were quickly pro
cured, and in a few minutes nothing was left of the wine but ahorri-
i ble taste that clung like leeches to tho palates of tho girlB.
The sufferings of the blonde beauty and her companions wore
f sufficient tto gratify the vengence of even' a Newark girl. Six vacan
cies in the chorus, six pale and bedraggled singers writhing in the
i dressing room briefly summarized what happened,, and whon Willie
presented himself at tho stage door he. was transfixed by a stony
i glare. from tho stage charmer. He could not understand why.
ii Gowned in her best bib and tucker and fiushqd.with tho pride of
victory and tho sweets of revenge, the simple Newark girl carried
Willie in triumph to church twico on Sunday.
1 "It has cured others and will cure you," is true only of-Ayers
Sarsaparilla. Tho motto suits the medicine and the medicine suits
' the mottd. What' better assurance could you have "that a remedy
will' cure you; than the fact that it has tiured such a multitude' of
others? : '.,.- ,
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PLOT FOR A WESTERN' TRAGEDY.'
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Russell C6mf any played
Newark a woek ago Thu&ay, conspicuous in
sat a gallant Newark youta'aml hisljest girl.
"Giroflo Girofla" in
front orchestra chairs
; gallant Newark youtk'anu his lies t girl. Sho was a shy, timid
creature on tho surface, yet, like the Jersey mosquito, sho was pos
sessed of a strong will and 'keen appreciation of her own merits.
Tho curtain had been up abdutfivo minutes when tho blonde beauty
who was dancing gracefully 'and gleefully in the untrammelcd free
dom of tights in tho front rank' of tho chorus, transfixed tho youth
with an amorous glance from between her darkened lashes. One '
look was sufficient. The Newark youth capitulated on tho spot, and
his heart wingcdits.way to.tho;feet of thc.beauty, j
The maiden heard the sigh, and saw tho look of unutterable long
ing that accompanied it, and distress siezed upon her. Henceforth
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ALL arranged:
Little May Mamma, which papa will be my papa when wo get to
heaven?
Mrs. Wilson (of Chicago) Don't worry child. I have been caro
f ul not to marry the kind that are likely" to' meet us' there! Town
Topics. '
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alimentry canal.
restoring peristalic action of the