Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-04
OF CURRENT INTEREST.

| Geisha'' on the road is a son of Clement
| Scott, the best known man in London the
| ablest critic and one of the best fellows
| Eric Scott is much like his mother, who
was George Du Maurier's sister He is
the most remarkable Britisher of my ac-
| quaintance, declares Tip" in the New
York Press. He can play a joke and take
one. Stranger still, he can see through one
and absorb an anecdote. point and ALL
Furthermore, he has the idea that our
American girls don't like him. Said Il
friend to him: Eric. I suppose you have
had fine time with our girls. They are
usually crazy about you EnElshmen"
Eric replied frankly: "T don't think they
have taken to me at ALL "Oh. well you
know you must admire them very much
and let them understand that whatever
they say and do is the very smartest thing
on earth" Il can't do that. because most
of them are so silly
machine which he claims will take its
place by the side of the phonograph has
been invented by Louis Kramer. a Mis-
sourian, who moved to Binghamton. N V,
about a year ago. 1t is used to receive
and magnify odors of all kinds and is
called scentograph. \ patent is TO be
applied for. but it has been already prac-
tically tested. 1t will take n liquid here
| most delicate perfume. \ drop of per-
fumery or essence placed on the receiver
vii! produce an Odor that would in
very short time cause symptoms of suf-
location. The machine is about twelve
inches square and eight high. Mr.. Ktamcr
says 1t can be manufactured for $50.
Another version of the new woman ap-
| peared in Brooklyn along with that last
| deep snowfall. She wears neither bloom
erS nor mannish hat, nor does she affect
anything approaching the vulgar. On the
contrary she is Il very womanly woman
with the best possible Endorsement of the
fact in babe or two. or sick husband
at home. She is the woman snow shov-
eler. and she has all the work she wants
to do just now. The regular price for
shoveling snow from u Brooklyn sidewalk
hes been 25 cents. and the men stubbornIy
stick to it; but the women are willing to do
the work for Is cents. and, of course. they
get all the jobs, as they must generally
dicker with the economical housewife
Soon after the discovery of Roentsen's
rays it was noticed in Germany that by
their aid the contents of letters incloscd
in ordinary envelopes could be easily de-
ciphered. Now a shrewd Berlin manufact-
urer has found n way to frustrate this
He makes and sells, in large quantities. an
envelope. the inside of which is densely
covered with meaningless letters printed I'm
every direction. When the Rocntgen rays
are applied to this. the contents of the
letter are irretrievably jumbled up with
these letters. and no sense can he obtained.
These envelopes are both cheap and serv-
iceable.
Why Mabel Mckinley. the niece Of the
president-elect, is going abroad to study
under the great Marchesi, has Just be-
come known The promising young singer
is at the same hotel that sheltered Melba
when that celebrated artistic was here
Miss Mckinley was practicing at the piano
when Melba sent for her. The great sing
er made herself instructor of Miss Nc
kinley for an hour, and gave her such en-
couragement that she will soon be on her
way abroad.
Sam Jones' too. goes in for the Bradley
Martin ball. and. speaking of the extrava-
gances of the rich, he recalls the old say
ing that it is but about three generations
from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves. Fancy
dress balls at $4,000 each are seven
league strides between the shirtsIeeved
sire who swept a store at s. per week and
the scion of another generation who will
again sweep stores. perhaps for less pay.
Ilt annual report OIL tne president or
Harvard university shows that thirty
four students were suspended, expelled or
in some way separated from college for
dishonesty in handing in as their own the
written work of some other man, for lying
and for attempting to buy examination
papers of a printer in advance of the ex-
animation.
They have always been punctIlIous in
afll tfnr- II, nv.
gramme of a grand concert and ball given
there January q, 1926. had the following
notice: mo gentleman will be permitted to
wear his hat in the room during the even
ing, or dance in his boots. Stand
ing on the seats is strictly prohibited"
A woman in Dahlonega. Ca, whose hus-
band died year ago. leaving her with nine
children to support. is running her farm at
profit. and is putting money in the bank
She thinks that many other farmers could
do the same If they worked intelligently
and spent less money for liquor and to-
bacco.
At the recent meeting OF the American
Jewish Historical Society at Baltimore. it
was shown in a careful paper that in 1872
the Jews in the United States did not num-
ber more than 5000, while now there are
estimated to be 10000 in the country, of
whom 10000 are in New York city.
Among the questions discussed at the
recent annual meeting of the National
Game, Bird and Fish Protective Association
was: What can be said or done to the
ladies of America to prevent the inhuman
practice of decorating their heads with the
dead bodies of our songbirds?"
Pabst, the Milwaukee brewer. Is going to
build a concert hall and palm garden In
New York which will beat anything this
side the pyramids where. as Mr. Pabst
assures us. brewing began" The site Is
selected for this crowning home of beer
and music.
An Old Time Candy Pull.