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SCIENCE AND WEATHER
WHY PROF. HARRINGTON WAS
TURNED DOWN AND PROF.
MOORE APPOINTED
SECRETARY MORTON EXPLAINS.
He has no Great Opinion of the Scien
tist who Works for Money—Never
Henrd ol a Hired Scientist Discover
ing Anything—A Southern Congress
man Comes South in the Interest of
Harrison—The Texas Negro at the
National Republican Convention.
Special to the News and Observer.
Washington, D. 0., July 9.
Secretary Morton has no great opinion
of the scientists here in the pay of the
government. They were all up in arms
because he turned down scientist Har
rington as chief of the Weather Bureau,
and appoiuted Mr. Moore, who, though
expericenced in the weather prodicting
business, is not a scientist in the opinion
of the profession here.
The Secretary simply reasoned that
last year, out of ten candidates in a com-
Sffitive examination ior a Weather
nreau professionship, Mcore stood the
highest. “He called the turn,” as the
Secretary expressed it, “day after day
on the toughest winter we ever had.”
Theu again last March Moore foretold
130 cold air waves, and 115 arrived on
time. He warned Florida of the cold
snap last December, and although the
snap brought ruin, the prophecy was
regarded as remarkable. He took good
care of the West, also, by predicting
twenty seven sure-enough storms near
Lake Michigan out of thirty guesses.
This proof that he was not sectional and
knew a bad streak of weather before he
saw it, together with the facts that he
never went to college and was brought
up iu a job printing office, caused Secre
tary Morton to warm to him and to re
commend his appointment as weather
prophet-in-chief. The Secretary did not
stop to ask Moore how he foretells the
weather.
When asked by a friend if he
did not think he was taking a good deal
of risk in letting a scientist go, and if he
did not underestimate the value of keep
ing scientific men in Government employ,
Secretary Morton said:
“Did you ever hear of a man going
into a livery stable and hiring a horse
And then entering him on a race track
and winning anything I”
The visitor had to answer “No.”
continued the Secretary, “did j
yon ever hear of a hired scientist discov
ering anything ? Did Watt, Stephenson,
Edison or any other man who has really
done anything big hire out to the Gov
ernment ?”
“I have a high regard for a truly sci
entific man,” he is reported as sayiDg.
“Such a man as that does something for
the benefit of the human race, and is of
great value. The trouble is that a great
many so called scientists in the govern
ment service are like rata in the corn
crib, you never see anything of them or
* hear of them until you tear the crib '
down.”
It is said that an acquaintance asked
the Secretary if Prof. Harrington’s scien
tific methods bad not been economical.
As illustrating Harrington’s methods,
the Secretary is reported to have related
this incident: The forecaster at Baker
City, Ore., had not been heard from in
three or tour days. Prof, Harrington
“respectfu’ly suggested” to the Secretary
that the forecaster at San Francisco be
sent to Baker City to investigate “at an
expense of not to exceed $150.” The
Secretary telegraphed to Baker City and
got a reply that the delay was caused by
the telegraph wires being down.
“It would have cost $150,” remarked
the Secretary, “to have got this informa
tion scientifically. It cost to get it prac
tically 75 cents.”
* * *
Recently the Supreme Court decided
that anchovy paste was not a sauce. A
New York firm sued to recover an excess
of duties paid upon goods imported as
“fish paste.” The custom house assess
ed the goods as “sauces,” compelled the
payment of taxes at 35 per cent, adva
forem under the term in the tariff act
‘ sauces of all kinds.” The Supreme
Court in conference decided that the
tax was proper, and appointed Justice
Gray to write the decision.
Justice Field interrupted the proceed
ings once to tell a story of which the al
leged sauce reminded him.
“There was once a young Irishman,
an officer in the English lancers, who
had served with Wellington in the Pen
insular war; ’ said the Judge. “Upon
his return he attended a dinner and was
asked by his neighbor, a burly young
English officer, if he would have some of
the anchovies.
“ ‘lndeed and I will,’ responded the
lancer. ‘I have seen them growing in
Spain.’
“ ‘Growing?’ repeated the other, in
surprise.
“ ‘Yes, growing,’ returned the Celt,
exasperated at the question. ‘l’ve seen
whole bushes full of them, and picked
them, too.’
“ ‘You are crazy, man,’ ejaculated
the Briton. ‘Anchovies don’t grow on
bushes; they swim in the sea.’
“The Irishman, already hot with wine
gave the other the lie, and the inevitable
duel was the result. When the princi
pals were placed next morning the Irish
man’s second whispered to him, ‘Shoot
low, my boy, and see him cut up capers.’
“At that word the Irishman cried
out:—-‘Hold, lam wrong. It was capers
not anchovies, I saw growing in Spain.”
This pleasant interlude to the argu
ment was much enjoyed, and the specta
tors were so interested in the outcome
that they took sides, and several of those
who kuew what anchovy paste was took
the opposition, on the sauce side, down
to Cham jerliu’s and gave them substan
tial pruo f , washed down with the cus
tomary sparkle.
When Justice Gray went home to din
ner that day he told Justice Field’s story
to his wife and mentioned the dec;s : on
the court had reacbod.
When Mrs. Gray learned that the
great Supreme Court was going to de
cide that fish paste was sauce ail the do
mestic vigor in her soul was aroused,
and she proceeded to read her uistiu
guished spouse such a lecture upon the
cuisine and the constituents entering
[ into it that he began to waver, in a
calm and penetrating manner she held
up the delicious effects fish paste would
have on a tender head of lettuce, and
described its palate pulsating delight
when freely embellishing chicken salad.
“Sauce, indeed,” said Mrs. Gray, “so
are sardines and smoked red herring,
then.”
Next day, when Justice Gray reached
the Supreme Court, he called his col
leagues together and acquainted them
with the "feminine view of the sauce
question.
“You are all married men like my
self,” he said, “and maybe you’d better
sound your wives before we make a pre
cedent about anchovy and bloater paste
being sauce.”
This was agreed to, and next day
eight Justices of the Supremo Court met
and solemnly concurred that the Cus
toms Department of the United States
and the Circuit Court of the Southern
District of the New York and Webster’s
Unabridged Dictionary didn’t know any
thing more about what sauce was than a
tomtit did about the Pentateuch. It
was in this way that the wives of the
Supreme Court judges overruled their de
cisions.
* * *
Alfred A. McKethan, of Fayetteville,
has been commissioned as ensign in the
navy by the President.
* * *
The name of the postoffice at Moffitt’s
Mills, Randolph county, has been
changed to Moffitt’s.
Rebecca M. Marburn has been ap
pointed P. M. at Dillsboro.
+ * *
Ex-Senator Bruce, col., has returned
from the South where he went on a pil
grimage to help Harrison get the presi
dential nomination. The talk here is
that be promised offices to all influential
Republicans, and had the authority to
make the promises. “They say” that
Alger has had enough experience with
Southern delegate?.
In connection with the subjected buy
ing and selling votes, this story is told
about a Texas negro:
This negro was elected a delegate to
the last Republican convention. He
hadn’t a cent. He went to a prominent
cotton man for whom he had worked,
told the story of his poverty and asked
for enough money to pay his transporta
tion to Minneapolis and return.
“I will give you $75,” said the cotton
man, “but if you don’t come back here
with enough money to buy yourself a
farm never show your face to me again.”
After the convention the colored dele
gate returned to his Washington county
home and bought one of the very best
farms in Central Texas, paying there
for $2,800. Asked where he got so
mush money he said : “I sells me vote
to three different gentleman.”
“But you didn't vote for three caidi
dates for the Presidency !” was asked.
“Oh, no,” he replied, “I votes for
only one and then takes the first train
for home.”
V * *
Dr. G. W. Sanderlin has been called to
take charge of the Metropolitan Baptist
church that was presided over by the late
Gen. Green Clay Smith, until a successor
can be appointed.
* * *
Mr. Murphy and wife, of Sampson
county, have gone to Atlantic City to
spend twojdays.
* * *
Dr. G. W. Sanderlin is acting as Audi
tor for the Interior Department in the
absence of Mr. Sam’l Blackwel 1 , the pre
sent Auditor.
* * *
Mrs. Adams, of Wilson, is visiting her
daughter, Miss Fannie Adams of the
Treasury Department.
$ $ $
As predicted in my letter some weeks
ago, Mr. Isaac E. Avery, son of Justice
Avery, has been promoted to the position
of vice Consul General at Shanghai.
His salary is not increased, but in case
of the absence of the Consul General, Mr.
Avery would succeed to his duties and
pay.
* * *
Senator Ransom and Representative
Woodard expect Mr. Jas. E. Kobitson, of
Goldsboro, to be appointed to a consul
ship.
* * *
Mr. Chapter A. Webb oceompanied by
Messrs. Alex. Webb aud W. ft Hester,
of Asheville, are at the Raleigh. Mr.
Webb will be married to-morrow to Miss
Julia Bunks of this city
* * *
Mr James A. Bryan, President of
Newbern National Bank, is in the city
and visited the Treasury Department
on business this morning.
* * *
Senator J. C. Pritchard, of Asheville,
arrived here this evening.
* * *
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