Kansas City journal., 1897-11-08
OF CURRENT IxTEREsr.


A paragraph has been going the rounds
OF the press Of late to the effect that Mrs
+. W. Nye, widow of ''Bill Nye." had lost
everything she had through the failure Of
the BANK OF Asheville. N. c., where the
great numorist had taken up his home.
FRANK NJ Nye was questioned regarding
the report. and from him 1t was learned
that the report is grossly exaggerated
Mrs Nye did lose 5000 in the bank. but
while 1t is serious loss 1t will not bring
her penury. THE article is true as to the
failure" said Mr.. Nye, land of course n
will be sad blow. fancy that the bank
Will pay something, but even should It not.
Mrs. Nye has not lost her all by any
means. She will have enough left to keep
her in good circumstances"
The constantly increasing cost of leather
has caused the manufacture of many kind,
OF material to be used as a substitute They
have all disappeared quickly. as they could
not show proper endurance. On chairs In
parlor cars. smoking car seats. carriage
coverings, etc, they would soon be scratch
ed. torn. or have holes burned in them by
cinders. Recently. however. Boston has
produced 'moroccoline." which, after be-
ing tested in hard service in the cars of
more than forty railroads. Is said to be as
satisfactory as leather. and only costs one
third as much. 1t is made Of one thickness
OF drill or duck. with heavy surface coat
Ing. 1t can be so embossed by the cleo
troplate process that the effect is a perfect
reproduction Of any desired leather grain.
In her abandoning an Adopted Farm"
Miss Kate Sanborn tells of her annoyance
at being besicged by agents. reporters and
curiosity seekers. She says: II was SO per-
petually harassed that I dreaded to see a
stranger approach with an sir of business.
The other day I was just starting out for
drive when noticed the usual stranger
hurrying on. Putting my head out of the
carriage. I said. in petulant and weary
tone: DO You want to see me?' The younp
man stopped, smiled and replied courteous
ly: 1T gives me pleasure to look at, you,
madam. but was going: further on':'
A very prolific source of bogus colonels
and majors in Virginia has been recentlv
plugged up. Ever since the camps of Con-
federate veterans in that state were or
ganized the officers have been designated
by regular military titles and as there are
oyer 100 camps in Virginia and new officers
are chosen every year. the annual output OF
brand new coonels was enormous. The re-
form consists In making the titles conform
to the offices In the camp. as is the practice
in Grand Army posts in the North.
The average person believes that in read
ing a newspaper paragraph he reads the
whole of each types impression while in
fact, he only notices the upper half of each
letter. Cover the upper half of a line with
a sheet of paper. being careful to hold the
paper exactly in the middle of the letters,
and you will not without difficulty, decipher
word. Then place the paper over the
lower half of the line. 1t can be read with
out the slightest trouble.
One of the queens loyal subjects has Of
fered her the famous Elizabeth bed
stead which Prince Charlie slept at
Culloden house. but the treasure has been
declined with all manner Of pretty thanks
In the first place. Victoria has a horror of
certain denizens Of antique furniture and
in the next she always sleeps on n Pc
culiarly constructed couch. that can be
easily taken to pieces and transported with
her wherever she goes.
Work on the pneumatic tube system from
the Grand Central station to the general
postoffice in New York is well under way.
and 1t Is to be completed in November
The test already made shows that the sys-
TEN IS practical success reducing delay
In the transmission of mail to a minimum
In few years every city in the country
will probably have similar service.
Andrew Lang says he knows an author
ess who saw the characters in her books
in the form of ghosts. She once saw the
character of one of her novels
glide through the door straight up to her.
1t was about the size of a doll The
ghost that some writer's see walking is
even smaller than that.
One of the biggest corporations ever
founded in New York city Is the New
Gas Company. with 3e3 3OO0.0O0
capital stock-s1o. 100000 preferred. sls0o,Oo
common. 1t means to make gas and cleo
tric power for light. heat and force. Its
directorate is formed of men unknown out
sde of the great city.
Sir Lewis Norris the English poet. who
Is to make lecturing tour in this country.
early this month. began his
career as a lawyer. and now leads the life
IF country gentleman. possessing ample
private means. His last volume, only lust
out. is called The Epic Of Hades"
The saddest man in New York is captain
who arrested Mayor-elect
Van Wy,k at the French ball The other
lay the captain saiuted the lucky man
out he got the cut direct. He sees a rocky
'oad ahead.
Judge Reid of the Atlantic City court has
'ecently found 1t necessary to issue an
,rder prohibiting attorneys from eatins
vp~hs IL H.