Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
MUsIC's INTERPRETER.

Anu my wee G2oQS were Iull OF gold.
Joaquin Miller.
MUsIC's INTERPRETER.
Whose delights In sxset accord Of sound.
May feel the genius Of a master mind;
But who interprets musics mysteries.
Blindiy, nayhap. still thinks the thoughts of Gcd
Walter Francis Kenrick in Boston Transcript
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
Another old landmark OF New York, and
one with which all visitors ought to be
familiar, will soon vanish. The contract
for the removal Of the picturesque. ivy
clad reservoir at Forty-second street and
Fifth avenue has just been awarded. and
the work Of demolition is about to begin.
Its kindred structure. the Tombs. having
gone. this pile is the last specimen there
OF the Egyptian style Of architecture, 50
popular in the public buildings OF that
day, and SO artistic withal for certain pur-
poses. No change. a correspondent says,
can speak more eloquently Of the wonder
full rapidity OF New York's growth than
the destruction Of this familiar pile. which
has puzzled many a sightseer. An old en-
craving tells how Bryant, then Reservoir.
park. looked In 1883 when the Crystal Pal
ace was opened on Sixth avenue. There
were few houses so far uptown then. The
cross streets, with here and there an ex-
ception. had not been opened. Fifth avenue
was unpaved. At the corner OF Forty-sec-
ond street was q country house. stand
ing back amid gardens occupying several
blocks. Looking south the eye descries the
canvas of the circus tent that occupied
the plot where the Fifth Avenue hotel now
stands. But the reservoir dates back to
1s42 when it was dedicated with imposing
ceremony. To make the contrast between
then and now more striking, but ten years
before that date fence had stretched
across Fifth avenue at Fourteenth street.
That the city might some day grow up to
Forty-second street was q dream to be
realized. 1t was thought. about the year
1850. Robert Lenox had but just died. leav-
ing will wherein he adjured his heirs
not to part with his farm near where
seventy-second street and Fifth avenue
now is. because he believed 1t would soma
day be the site Of . village"
A number Of Maine farmers are panning
out klondike gold In their wood lots. The
statement may seem absurd at first glance,
but it is true. Years ago Maine was ia
nous the country over for the number and
quality Of the shovel handles which were
manufactured, but the industry seems to
have been sleeping lately. Russell Bartlett.
the mechanical genius who invented the
tricycle.. turned his attention to shovel han
dies In the palmy days of the industry, and.
before long ne mad invented q machine
which made one man rich and his state
famous in that branch Of business. Bart
let's machine Is still in use. The Klondike
gold craze has taken such definite form
that shovel handles are In great demand
and the Maine mills are In full blast. And
tnas - Wnat - meant py tne st1tement
that Maine farmers are panning out Klon-
UNIV soAN -. 'AS-A "ooA -''
Tne Great eastern railway CompanSs
Aonoon Guy eeln1nus - inc ia1ses. 'erin'-
Dai stauon IN .he "orio. II covers some
nhteen ~cIes VI iahu. anu mas e,shteeh p,ss
torms anu twenty iines OIL raii. O'er i'v"
Trains enter anu ieaNe tne staeio, a1ny
curing tne summer season. Inc pupHsheo
governments le,aius returns sAo" si'a. ~ tne eoi'psay
carries larger huinpeI VI passehsers IMAM
any otner railway IN 'ne kinsoonf' aooue
lZsuo persons passing IN ana OUT Oh .hs
stAtion uay Wy IAN - zoe,
NUMBER OF psssensers Iar.ieu uuatms aa na,s is''
SON ticket holders, which, estimating each
season ticket holder to travel twelve times
a week. would bring the total up to 1ls,-
20 600.
Henry c. Corbin, the new adJutant gen.
eral Of the United states army, gained
considerable prominence some years ago
as q member Of President Garfeld's So
called Kitchen cabinet" composed OF him.
OH ormy friends of the chief executive.
Ga,araI rorbin entered the army in Car
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The stained glass window to be placed
IN St. Faui Episoopai Snuisn' ~. ~ ..
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seneo WIZ, nc 81, -. .1..a,,r,.r, ,.iyI
Suhuay. Sone w" - - aDn-onr,a,.
be invited 10 PREACH aho al app,
musical programme will be rendered oy tne
vested choir. The window will bear tho
CaS ns - rnar,or, ~ Jefferson Davis.
eoo siiu ~ G..,orat. State. az
president OF the Cohieaefate o'a.e' y,
The amount necessary 10 pay