Life — October 24, 1895 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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> LIFE: 269 palaces on Staten Island, smokes real cigars and averages three meals a day. We understand that his next literary production will be published in ‘six quarto volumes, and will be entitled The History of the Ante- diluvian Joke.” HE unfriendliness between General Schofield and Major > Armes seems to have attained the dimensions of a row elegant enough to furnish both of these gallant officers with occupation during the whole remaining period of their re- tirement. General Schofield’s exploit of putting the Major under arrest cannot at this stage of the proceedings be called asuccessful manwuvre. LiFe congratulates both gentlemen on the considerable share of public attention that their acrimonies have won, lt’ a curious fact that, with all their money, New York’ wealthy people do not seem to be possessed of dollars and sense. EpGAR WILSON NYE, UISHED HUMORIST. TAKEN UNAWARES IN 1893. THE GROWTH OF GREATNESS. XVIII. EpGAR WILSON NYE, 'O write even a solemn notice of this well-known humorist without some allusion to bald-heads and hair-tonics, is almost as difficult as to describe St. Peter's at Rome without mentioning its dome. This is particularly true, as the existence of Mr, Nye’s head in its present condition is largely to his credit. He has refused many and remuner- ative offers to have it gilded and used for advertising purposes, Contemporary history is strangely silent concerning the time and place of Mr. Nye’s birth. So far as history knows he might have come into this world a dancing sunbeam or the reflection of a twinkling star. Perhaps in centuries to come he will be the cause of a similar com- petition to that which exists now over the birthplace of Homer. Mr. toa suffering posterity to tell us when and where it was, and whether he had as much hair then as at present. His early training occurred in the West, and his next brought him over the plains to New York, New York pays the highest price per acre for original humor, and Mr. Nye being long of that commodity wisely brought it to the best market. The result of some years . BILL conscientious effort in the humor field is that Mr. Nye owns several FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKE! Nye owes i YE. EARLY THIS MORNING.