Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
OF CURRENT INTEREST.

York. a correspondent says. who make a
business Of catering to the comfort II
bachelors In such fashion as cannot but
discount some OF the advantages Of Inatri-
mcnial bliss. They make a speciality Of
caring for mems clothes-underwear. hos
iery, and so forth-making them compare
lively new. cleaning. pressing and fixing
companies having pretty well covered the
Held IN the matter Of outer garments.
These widows call periodically while tho
men are away In the Office. go through
their whole outfits. take what needs fixing
and bring II back next day. They only
charge Is or % cents an hour for the work,
and the men seem to think it a good in
vestment. Then, too. they make a special
~ Of storing summer clothes during tho
winter and winter clothes during the sum-
mer. guaranteeing them against moths and
giving them an airing and inspection at
intervals.
The battlefield Of Antietam. where the
bloOdiest single days battle Of the war was
fought, has just been marked by a memo
rial monument dedicated by the Hawkins
Zouave Association, composed of the sur
vivOrs of the Ninth New York volunteers.
to the 20 men of their regiment who fell
in this action, 60 per cent Of those engaged
In the infantry advance. The monument
Is appropriately placed where the regiment
made its last stand. near the left of the
Federal line. upon the high ground to the
left and rear Of the village Of Sharpsburg.
from which the COnfederates named the
battle. The position was held against a
superior force until both armies were with
drawn. The monument consists of a mon
Olith forty feet long. said to be the largest
piece of granite ever Quarried at Barre,
VT, which rests on a foundation that brings
the total height up TO fifty-two feet. The
Inscriptions are the simple and u~nostenta-
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ment.
Since the Raines law went into operation
In New York. thirteen months ago, there
has been a reduction in the number of sa-
looms in the state OF [.457. When the law
went into effect IN the 3Oth of April. 1895.
there were 1874 licenses in force in the
state. but on the LIST OF November. six
months later. the number had been reduced
TO &c. 5O3. and the commissioner believes that
this year the number issued will not ex-
coed 5000. The total receipts for the first
six months under the law were 81 .O3s. 81.
and, after deducting rebates and expenses.
the net receipts were SO. 556. 1872. Under the
old law the net revenues for the twelve
months. in all towns and cities in the
state. were s2,s19. 500.
As soon as the special session OF congress
ends the library of congress will be closed
and will SO remain until the books and
other treasures of the vast collection have
been removed to and arranged in the new
and magnificent building which is the
pride OF every American citizen and the
envy OF every foreigner who visits It.
How long will 1t take to move and rear
range the library?" Mr.. Spoford was
asked the other day. 1T would be i'm
possible to say at present" was the re-
ply. The Boston public library was closed
seven weeks during its removal to the
new building"
When the charter for Greater New York
gees into effect the salarieJ of three of her
municipal officers will be greater than is
paid to any other public servant. with the
exception of the president of the United
States. The mayor will receive 81. ZOO per
aDnum. which is 5000 more than Governor
tBlack gets. Even the comptroller will be
paid $4,000. which is as much as is paid
a United States supreme judge. 5000 in
excess Of the salary of a cabinet officer,
and IS 81. 800 greater than General Nelson A.
Miles. of the United States army. is al
lowed. The corporation counsePs salary
will also be $4,000.
In Austria a law has Just been passed
making 1t a punishable ofense for parents
to take young children into bed with them.
This arbitrary interference with 'the lib
erty Of the subject has been rendered nee
essary by the large number of deaths of
infants through being overlaid, the annual
average having been for some time past
as much as 1000. In England, where no
such law as yet prevails. the average IS
even still larger, possibly in consequences
Of the extensive insurance Of one kind and
another on infant life.
For many years in Calcutta rain gam
bling has fourished. and now II has
| raarhad cuph n DOfUr that the RauCaI cotrp-
ell is to grapple with 1t. At some seasons
Of the year when rain Is expected the
streets are blocked by excited bettors and
the ~bookmakers have shallow tanks on
their house roofs, the bettors laying odds
on whether the tanks will overflow at a
given moment.
Judge Daily, Of the New York state ap-
pellate court, has just rendered a decision
which makes Of no effect the familiar res
taurant sign, mot responsible for hats
and overcoats." The latest law is that IL
your hat or coat is stolen you can recover
the value from the proprietor; that Is. IN
less you have been afforded an opportunity
to check the articles and have neglected to
do 90.
A recent thunderstorm in the neighbor-
hood Of Berlin afforded an opportunity OF
measuring precisely the power Of a fash
OF lightning. The experimenters took as
their basis the amount Of iron fused by
a flash Of lightning. and according to the
statement which they have published ths
power of a flash of lightning is on an aver (,
age equivalent to 1000 horsepower. =
Carl II. Schultz. who died Saturday at
his home at Murray Hill. N. j., amassed a
very large fortune by the manufacture OF
artificial mineral waters, a field which he
was among the first to investigate and de-
velop. When German scientists impugned
the merits Of artificial water he came to
its defense. and was adjudged to have the
best Of the argument.
The annual balance sheet Of the Monte
Carlo casino shows a profit OF 100000.
Well, didn't his serenity. the Prince Of
Monaco, offer a reward Of $3.50 for the de-
lection Of a ship that refused aid to a ship
wrecked vessel? Perhaps a college might
get something out OF him, the Springfield
Republican suggests
James Gordon Bennett had never seen
his sumptuous New York Herald building
till his recent visit to the city. His private
rooms in the office are kept constantly
ready for use. the inkstand filled. the pens
ready to hand. the desk custed, the bath
room in order, in case he should put in a
sudden appearance.
Andrew d. White, ambassador to Ger
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