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The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11
DEATH OF ROBERT DELANY
Travelling Auditor of rho Rock island, ut
Smith Center, Kansas

Topeka. Kan. Nov. 10-RGbert De-
lany, OF Kansas City. travelling auditor
of the Rock Island. died suddenly this
morning at Smith Center. Kansas. from
hemorrhage Of the stomach. He was
well known IN Kansas an formerly liv
ed at Leavenworth. He was brother
in-law OF Ex-Governor Thomas a. os-
tnOru
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11

moved steadily forward and the record
of tae past year not only shows large
gains IN membership. but gains have
been made in ali departments OF the
work. In none. however. has greater
progress been made than In i,s educstion-
al work.
A public reception VII be held at ;hc
opera house tomorrow afternoon. and
Governor Hastings will make the OPEN
ing atfress
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11
Impeachment o, chief Isparecher. T

fmpea chment OF chief Isparecher. The
special committee appointed 10 investi-
gate the charges agains, the nations
suspended treasurer. f. B. Cnilders. re-
ported a shortage IN mis- accounts OF Ov-
e. $4,000.
A minority report attempted 70 show
that there vas no shortage. The coun-
Gil approved the selection OF y. Il.
Moore as Treasurer CHiI5er's successor.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
Shipre =.

W. ". johnson, Of Norwich, had in one
car OF hogs.
hogs.
]. ". Hutchinson. OF Haverhill, wes here
with two cars of hogs.
J. L, Cooley, of Rose Hill, had n one
car OF hogs
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARHErs.
CHICAGO.

The following official range OF prices on
grain and provirions at Chicago Is furnish
ed by the Christie-Street Commission Co.,
Board of Trade Room, Sedgwick Block.
Wichita. Kan:
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11
THE WEATHER.

Wichita, Kan, Nov. -. 1897
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity:
Thursday. fair and colder: colder Friday.
During the past "a hours the highest
temperature has been -. the lowest . and
the mean 81 with partly cloudy weather.
moderately low. followed by rising hs-on-
etsr.
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been -.
The accumulated excess OF temperature
s.nce the beginning OF tAe year is now
s5i degrees. and the deficiency in p7esp.-
tat!oa s-nce January frs; Is aoE -
inches.
Fer The past nine years TIE average ten
peratu7e for the month OF November has
been L3 and for the lon day -
FRED. L JOHNSON. Obssrve-
Washington. Nov. io-yo-ec2st for Thurs
day:
ks1sas-Fsi-, except showers f. west
EN- portions; cooler: no-thsrly winds
Oklahoma and IRdian Te--tory-Fasr;;
soucaweste-!y v.n5s. becoming variable.
Goldsoo-o, y. C, Nov. fo-San wrish,
alas Wiley Vaughn. cc,orea. was hang
I'd here today al noon in the 5ail yard e.
closure for The murder % ". A Carr. :
country merchant Octc5sr =, last He
made sgll confession os his crime.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11
WICHITA Markets.

Wichita. Kan, Nov. 10
HOGS.
Hogs-Slow to Sc lower
REPRESENTA- SALES
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

Washington, Nov. 10.-Today's statement
OF the condition OF the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, s204, 81, 5i5; gold
reserve, S155.C1I, $50.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11
Articles. Open. High. Low. Close. yestd:y dsy

Dec. Wheat-Puts. SSA; calls, "a: curb,
9rs.
May Wheat-Puts, S97s; calls. 90; curb.
81
Dec. Corn-Puts 265s: calls. 25IsGT.
May Corn-Puts 30i4; calls, 33i2.
CHICAGO
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
SHAPE OF THE HEAD.
BY IL Ones Racial Origin May NJ
Determined.


Determined.
The form of the head is for ell racial
purposes best measured by what is
technically known as the cephalic In
dex. This is simply the breadth Of the
head above the ears expressed in per-
centage of its length from forehead to
back. Assuming that this length is 100,
the width is expressed as a fraction Of it.
As the head becomes proportionately
broader-that IS, more fully rounded,
viewed from the top down-this cephalic
index increases. When it rises above
so, the head is called brachycephalic;
when 1t falls below 75, the term doll
chOcephalic is applied to it. Indexes
between rs and so are characterized as
mesocephalic. The two skulls in our IL
lustrations. viewed from above, show
how marked the differences in these
proportions may be. In very rare in
stances the index may run in individuals
as low as 62. and it has been observed as
high as 1O3-that is to say, the head
being broader than it is long. In our
study, which is not of individuals. but
of racial groups, the limits of variation
ere of course much less. We shall sell
dom find heads in any considerable
numbers exceeding the limits roughly
indicated by the two crania in our illus
trations.
A factor which is of great assistance
in the rapid Identification Of racial
types is the correlation between the
proportions Of the head and the form of
the face. In the majority of cases, par
ticularly in Europe, n relatively broad
head is accompanied by n rounded face,
in which the breadth back of the cheek
bones is considerable as compared with
the height from forehead TO chin. An
thropologists make use of this relation
to measure the so-called facial index;
but a lack of uniformity in the snode OF
taking measurements has 50 far pre-
vented extended observations fit for
exact comparison. 1t Is sufficient for
our purposes to adopt the rule, long
head. oval face; short head and round
face.-Prof. William 2. Ripley, in Ap
pleton's Popular Science Monthly.
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
ENJOYABLE BIRTHDAY PART

One of the most enjoyable birthday
parties ever held in this vicinity was
that rendered to Mrs. George J. Feeny,
wife of the p, w. & b. r. r. postmaster,
at her residence at Grubb's Landing,
last Saturday night Those who par
ticipated were residents OF Wilmington
and Chester to the number of about
fifty. The Wilmington people left here
at 7.50 o'clock and went to Mr.. Feeny's
home, whence they were joined by the
party from Chester. A delightful even
ing, in which dancing and singing prin-
cipally took up the time, was spent.
Some of those who sang were Harry
Macklin, John Brannan, John McGran-
airy, Robert Davis and John Craven.
Some of those who were present were:
John McGranary, Harry Macklin, John
Brannan, John Finley. John Craven,
Robert Davis, Louis McCabe, William
Boyle, Misses Mary Mansfield, Agnes
McCabe, Dorothy Boyle, Bertha Boyle
and Lizzie Burns.
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
WHERE WILL THEY BE?

The House bill to amend the char
ter of the Wilmington and New Castle
Electric Railway Company has been
materially amended to meet the de-
mands OF certain Of its opponents, and
II will now be interesting to note their
future action. II they were honest in
their previous declarations, they must
vote for the bill in its present shape
and accordingly It must pass and go to
the Senate.
We have nothing to hope for from
such men as Representative Donald
son. Mccullough and Adams. They are
too tightly welded to their idols to de
sert them. But Representatives vii.
son, Short, Taylor, HAZEL and John II
Hopkins are men who can afford to b'
independent and consistent. They hav'
a future. and should so demean them
selves as to merit public confidence.
On the one side of the controversy W
have the people, and on the other sid
the lobby Of two corporations. 1t is no
difficult for an honest man to judg
between the two opposing forces.
When the lobby becomes stronge
with the representatives of the peopl
than the people are themselves, we hav
a dangerous condition Of affairs con
fronting us.
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
GEESE ON HE MARCH.
When the Fowl Are Forced TO Travel
ON Foot.

ON Foot.
There are times when wild geese, some
of the strongest hiers among the large
birds, travel great distances on foot,
sometimes TO accompany their young,
sometimes because they are moulting.
Mr.. Seebohm witnessed the passing of a
goose column when exploring the tun.
dra. They came on in column. the old
birds leading. and after crossing the
Arctic moorland descended TO the river,
and took the water in the same order
Large, heavy birds like geese could not
possibly march for long distances un-
less their method and order of march
were carefully thought out. That the
average intelligence Of these birds is
very high is generally Acknowledged:
but it is nowhere so we'll shown as when
they are travelling on foot. In the first
place, there is no hurry--every one goes
his own pace, but that pace is deliberate.
They walk in column, but the rank is
often ten geese wide. No goose touches
or jostles his neighbor. and all the
heads are carried high. so as to get the
maximum of air. At regular intervals
on the march the column halt and feed,
spreading out in lines for this purpose,
but falling in at a proper signal from
the leaders. The writer has often
watched these proceedings when large
flock of geese had been crossing Port
Meadow. the wild green fat above Ok
ford. But their marching powers have
been well known in 'the trade" for cen
turtles, and are still made use of abroad.
At Antwerp. in January, flock of 3.00C
geese were seen to walk along the quay,
gently urged by some Flemish goose.
herds. They were halted opposite TO an
English steamer bound for Harwich,
and then crossed three abreast on a
plank with low canvas sides on to the
steamer. They then walked along the
deck. descended a steep, sloping plank.
and marched along the lower deck into
nm inclosure, where they remained dur.
ing the crossing. At Harwich they
were driven up the plank to the upper
deck, off the ship. and into pens. where
1t Is to be feared most of them were
killed for market. This is only a sur.
vival of the old system by which the
Norfolk geese were driven up to London
in thousands without losing condition
1t paid better, before the days of rail.
ways, to let the geese transport them
selves.
The largest drove mentioned was one
of 5000, which went from Suffolk,
through Chelmford, and on TO London
AS "a cart" not carts. was provided tc
pick up the lame ones, the number who
'fell out" must have been surprisingly
small. It may be doubted whether
1000 creatures of any other species
could have made the journey of 1OC
miles with so little trouble. They took
their journey easily, marching ten miles
day. The ordinary days march oi
the German army is 13 miles-only
three miles better than the geese. But
these are the champion pedestrians oil
oil birds. When Lord Oxford bet the
Marques of Queensbury that drove oi
Suffolk geese would beat an equal mum
Der of turkeys in a walk TO London. tn,
geese won by, 4s hours.-London Spec
/ tatrr
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
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night sweats, allays soreness. and
speedily heals the lungs. Price, %
cents.
Munyon's Kidney Cure speedily cures
pains in the back, loins or groins, and
all forms of kidney disease. Price, 25
cents.
A separate cure for each disease. At
all druggists, mostly 25c. vial.
TREATMENT BY MAIL.
If unable to call at one of our offices,
write Professor Munyon, 1905 Arch
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Is absolutely free. The most obstinate
cases successfully treated through cor
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Munyon's Dental Department. Com
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free: No extortionate charge for any
service.
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
stnmnn as nn ArtleIe OF Diet.

Every day some fresh source of food
supply is discovered. Adhesive stamps
have not hitherto been regarded as nu-
tritious; the ostrich prefers gold
watches for a steady diet, and the trav'
cling tinl1er's donkey has reputation
for consuming any clean linen that may
be handy. A Hindoo paper, however
gives an account of a curious incident
that occurred at the residency in a re-
mote district in Ceylon a little while
ago. Mr.. Pieris, the official assistant,
placed on his table some judicial stamps
to the value of about two hundred ru-
pees. While his attention was drawn
to something else his pet goat was
slowly but surely making a meal of the
stamps. This was not discovered until
the goat had swallowed some fifty ru-
pees' worth of stamps. Immediately
the goats life was demanded as a PEN
atty, and the stamps afterward taken
from its stomach were forwarded to the
commissioners
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
TOTED HUNDREDS OF NILES.

THE GERMAN STEAMSHIP JO-
HANNA ARRIVES AT THE
BREAKwATER BADLY BATTER
ED.
Lewes, May 3.-The German steam
ship Johanna, of Flensburg, with 1900
tons of sugar, from Rosario for the
Delaware Breakwater, for orders, ar
rived last night in tow Of the Austrian
steamship Pandora, from Santos via
Barbados, for New York. On April 2l
the Johanna broke her tailshaft and
lost her propeller.
She lay for six days without sight
ing n vessel. While trying to make
port under sail she lost all her sails in
northeast gale. She lay entirely
helpless until April q, when the Pan
dora hove in sight and took her in
tow. The hawser broke three times
compelling the Pandora to lay by and
wait favorable opportunities TO get II
/ fast again. She finally succeeded N
/ towing the disabled ship 600 miles tC
the Breakwater. supplying her will
provisions on the voyage.
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
MONDAY. MAY 3. 1897.
WE WANT THE CHARTER.

If we are to have a greater Whining
ton we must have a new charter, for
the city can never attain greatness un-
der the old one, which certainly him
ders its development and growth. The
bill at present before the State Senate
Is such measure as the city needs, and
Il ought to become a law. II has been
carefully prepared by competent men
and every line of Il breathes honesty
towards the people OF Wilmington, who
have been misgoyerned for such LONG
time.
one or two corporations, which think
that their interests sarethreatenedb by the
bill. should not be permitted TO stand
in the way OF the growth and well-be-
ing OF this municipality. The new
charter promises the greatest good to
the greatest number, and that is the
best that any charter can afford. There
never was a charter drawn which
pleased everyone. Such work is be-
yond human possibility. Even the
Ten Commandments bear heavily upon
many persons, but we have never heard
It intimated that they ought to be
amended to suit the minority.
Senator Pyle has made an earnest en-
deavor to give this city much better
form OF government than ii now has. II
was he who had the commission ap-
pointed. and he introduced and fathered
the bill after insisting on certain
amendments, to which no honest mar
can except. When the bill was report
ed in its amended form opposition to Its
passage sprung up from an entirely un-
expected quarter. One Kent county
member and three Sussex county mem
bers arrayed themselves in opposition
to 1t and prevented its passage. What
prompted them to do so, we cannot say
for they sat in silence, voted in the
negative and ignored all appeals for al
explanation as to their conduct. IL was
not becoming state senators to act II
such manner. II they objected to an!
OF the provisions OF the charter thel
ought to have expressed their view
and demanded amendments to NEE
them. We believe that Senator Pyle
was ready to meet them half way OF
every proposition, but their silence pre-
vented him from doing anything.
We trust that when the bill is mex
reported they will find it convenient no
only to explain their position, but als'
to vote for the bill, for the people o
Wilmington want it, and it is not righ
TO permit the influence Of few sellsl
persons to stand in the way OF the wei
fare and advancement Of a city of thi
size.
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
COUNTING AHEAD.
He Wanted 10 BE Remembered TO a
Friend I'm Heaven.

well-llnown literary man whose
identity may as well be lost in the fcti-
tious name of Prof. X, but who lives
in an eastern city, affords his friends no
little amusement by reason of his for
getfulness and the wool-gathering"
state of his mind TO have his wits about
him, says the Detroit Free Press. This
falling leads him into doing and say
ing some very funny things.
One day recently he was talking to a
party of his friends. and he said:
do YOU know that have been to the
funeral of four of my old friends within
ten days. and it-well. it rather de-
presses me. you know. Now, on Mon
day, l attended the funeral of old Mrs.
L., a good soul she was, a good soul.
Then on Wednesday l went to the
funeral of another old friend thought
the world of. and later in the week l
went TO old Mr.. BIS funeral. Then
! went to Mr.. Ms funeral on-dear
me, dear me, what am l talking about?
Mr.. M isn't dead yet; but then he's
very low and I'm going to his funeral,
which will make four in very short
time!"
At another time the professor was
at a reception when he was approached
by lady who evidently knew him, but
whom he could not remember having
met before. Too kind and polite to ac-
knowledge his ignorance of the lady's
name he said, in his most affable man
ner: Delighted to see you, delighted!
Is your husband here?"
my husband ?" said the lady, soberly.
MY husband is in Heaven"
'Oh, 10 be sure; to be sure" said the
professor, with his thoughts far away.
Remember me to him, won't you,
please?"
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
ENTERTAINED IN CHESTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. Harry B. Maxwell,
formerly Of this city, entertained a
number of Wilmington friends at their
Chester home one evening lately.
Among them were:
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Stewart, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel j. Bowers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus Bullock, Mr.. and Mrs Maui
rice Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Andrews Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Shannon, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid Eliason, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Eliason,
Harry Chears, Eugene Dougherty, Will
lard Yarnall, William Shellady, II. T.
Boyce, Charles Griffenberg, Isaac Jones,
Harry Brown, Lee Church, Harry Lay
ton, Misses Annie Boyce, Annie Bullen,
Effie Shomayer, Sue Sherwood, Enie
Mcdaniel, May Taylor, Lille Taylor,
Mamie Maxwell, Maggie Eliason, Gertie
Turner
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
WHITE HOUSE SILVER.

The Silver of the Executive Mansion
Was bought from NOblemnn.
1t seems that when the executive man
sion was again occupied by Mr.. Monroe,
after its destruction, the United States
purchased at an appraisement his pri-
vate furniture, and with it a small serv-
ice of plate" writes ex-President IIarri-
son, in the Ladies' Home Journal. In
1888 the most important purchase of sill
yer plate was made for the executive
mansion, and at second hand. The
pieces constituted the outfit of a Russian
robleman-M. le Cen Baron de Tuyll,
who had been the resident minister OF
Russia at the court of Portugal. The to-
tai cost was S4,3Os.s2. The silver service
consisted of 33s pieces, and there was 4
gold-plated dessert set of spoons, knives,
forks, etc, consisting of 140 pieces.
These gold spoons were perniciously
active in the campaign OF 1910. Muchof
this old silver is still in use-and a piece
or two has been added now and then;
but the white house plate is now meager
compared with what is to be found in
the house of many a private citizen who'
at the time it was bought, was playing
in his bare feet about the cabin door of
a pioneer. The silver service recently
presented by the citizens Of Indiana to
the battle ship of that name cost
S7,Ts51O-much more than the service
used in the white house.
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
INVESTIGATE, LEGISLATE AND
ADJOURN.


Now that the investigation of the
charges of bribery, preferred against
certain members Of the General AS
sembly. has been begun it should be
pushed along as speedily as possible
for it is almost time for the General
Assembly to adjourn sine die. We dc
not mean that there should be such
haste as to impair the beneficial re-
suits to be obtained from the investiga-
ton, but 1t is certainly reasonable to
demand that the session, which has
been so fruitless to the general public
be terminated But the first duty oi
the body is to rid itself Of the serious
reflections which have been cast
against it. Our supreme law-makine
body should have the confidence of the
public at all times, and anything which
robs 1t of that confidence is a public
menace
The General Assembly has been In
session for four months. Most of It's
work has been of private character
Nearly all of the demands for legisla.
tion affecting the general public have
been thus far unheeded Now is tn,
time for general legislation, and as soor
as it is disposed OF the members should
go home.
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
A MAGNETIC MOUNTAIN.
Almost n Duplicate of nm ArRbisl
Nights story.

Almost Duplicate of nm Arabian
Nights story.
In the Arabian tales story is told
about n magnetic mountain which at
tracts irresistibly all ships, and when
they come near extracts every particle
of iron from them, even to the nails.
Such u mountain exists in reality, al
though not quite as dangerous in its
activity as the one mentioned in the
oriental fairy tale. The island Of Born
holm, in the Baltic, belonging to Den
mark, consists almost entirely of mag
petite, and it's magnetic influence is
very well known to the navigators of
those waters, and also much feared by
them, not on account of the possibility
of its extracting the nails from their
ships, but because of it's influence on the
magnetic needle, which makes the steer
ing of ship almost impossible. This
influence is felt even at n distance of
miles, and when this island is sighted
all mariners on the Baltic discontinue
steering their course by the needle, but
turn to the well-known lighthouses and
other helps to direct their course. Be
tween Bornholm and the mainland
there is q bank of rock under water
which is very dangerous to navigation;
because of it being constantly sub
merged vessels have been frequently
wrecked at that point. The magnetic
influence of that ore bank is SO powerful
that u magnetic needle suspended free
ly in o boat over the bank will point
down, and II not disturbed will remain
in a perfectly perpendicular line.
Evening journal., 1897-05-03
SOCIAL AND Personal NOTES.


Mr.. and Mrs. David c. Montgomery,
Jr., Of Dover, who have been visiting
Wilmington friends, left yesterday for
Louisville, KY, to attend the meeting
of the Supreme Conclave of the I'M
proved Order of Heptasophs.
Ex-Levy Courtman James II. Clark,
of Delaware City, was in town Satur-
day
Representatives HAZEL, Dempsey,
Donaldson and Mccullough were in
Wilmington Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace G. Knowles
have returned from their wedding trip
and are now residing at the Gables.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Solover are Wis
iting Mrs. Charles Marshall, in Lewes
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Willing have re-
turned from a visit to Milton.
Daniel Collins, the driver of the po-
lice patrol wagon, is in Middletown to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Wier are visit.
ing in Philadelphia.
Miss Mamie Hoffman, of Philadel.
phia, who has been visiting relatives
and friends here for the past three
weeks, returned home on Saturday.
Miss Sue Russell is visiting in Mil
\ ton.
Miss Hattie Rictenhouse, of Consho
hocken, Pa, is visiting Miss Laura
GOtwals.
Miss Sue Anderson, who has beel
visiting Mrs. Ralph DeSoto, is now il
Philadelphia.
James Cassidy has returned to Ches
ter, after visit to Wilmington friends