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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
LOW HANDLE BARS BARRED.
Those That Drop More Than Four
Inches Below the Seat Pro.
hiblteA in WaNhfnRtOn.

Washington. Jan. 22.-The Washington
courts have decided that low handlebars on
bicycles. when they exceed drop of four
inches below the seat. are dangerous to the
public welfare. and have sustained the dis
trict commissioners IN enforcing regulations
that prohibit their use. The court held, in
deciding this question that the police au-
sufficient to justify them in takirG all pre-
cautions they considered necessary for the
protection of bicycle riders and pedestrians.
ulations Will be severely punished. In the
test case that was brought to determine
the legality of these regulations the testi-
mony of expert wheelmen. as well as that
witnesses were both wheelmen and physi-
clans. 1t was their unanimous Judgment
that low handles caused a contraction of
the chest and crowded the internal organs
| out of their normal position, to the serious
detriment of the rider; also that the vision
of man riding with his head down was
limited to eighteen and twenty feet in ad-
vance of his wheel. and that distance was
clcs in his road or ride safely at any speed.
DR.. W. w. Alleger. chairman of the com.
nittee of regulations of the League o.
drafted the regulation in question, which is
as follows:
mo cycle shall be ridden upon the streets
| within the city limits with the lower end of
inches below the top of the saddle at its
center, and the rider shall at all times keep
| his head in such a position as to command
a view of not less than 200 feet ahead"
The secretary OF the local branch of the
| League of American Wheelmen. however.
| testified that DIR. Alleger had no authority
to speak for the league on this proposition,
and that his action had been that OF an m
| hGndlebars will no longer be permitted in
Washington.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
TRIALS OF A CONGRESSMAN.
Western Representative Appealed to
for Assistance by . Farmer
Who Wants a Wife.

Washington, Jan. PA Western member
of congress has been mistaken for a mat
rimonial agency. Last week he received q
letter from a constituent who said he had
read that there were a great many worthy
and intelligent women in Washington who
had tried in vain to obtain employment I'M
der the government and were now depend
ent upon the charity of friends. The writer
described himself as a farmer AZ years Of
age, widower of five years standing, pos
sessed of comfortable home. 216 acres of
excellent land. seven head of cattle, three
horses and two children, boy of IL and
a girl of 9 years of age. He says that he
has been looking over the neighborhood for
a woman who will make suitable mother
for his children and share his joys and
sorrows, but there is no one within his ac-
quaintance that appeals to his taste, and
he is SO tied down at home that 1t Is i'm
possible for him to so hunting a wife
among strangers. He therefore proposes
that his member of congress arrange with
over 81. who has some knowledge of house,
keeping, to spend the winter as his house,
keeper, with the understanding that If.
after an acquaintance of a few months,
they find it mutually agreeable and ad-
vantageous. they shall marry. He offers to
pay the travelling expenses of the candidate
from Washington to his home and send
her back in the spring If she does not wish
to remain permanently. He was very
ton. because, as he explained he don't
want anybody but the right party" For
testimonials as to his character and stand
Ing he refers to the postmaster, the pastor
of the Baptist church and the former mem
ber of the legislature from his county.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
FIGURES FROM ANNUAL SCHOOL
CENSUS MADE PUBLIC.
WYAND0TTE COUNTY LEADS
HAS 1924 PERSONS OF SCHOOL AGE,
AGAINST 1886 IN SHAWNEE.
Morton County Has but ia Persons
Between md Fl Years of Age
Ratio of Enrolment to Pop
ulatiOn Greatest in
Western Counties.
Quotations for nonday

Topeka, Kas., Jan. se.-(Special) Assist
ant Superintendent of Public Instruction
Amis to-day completed n compilation of
statistics showing the school population,
which includes all persons between and
q years of age. and average enrolment of
the schools OF Kansas, by counties, for the
last school year. Wyandotte county has
the largest population-l9 92i-while Shaw
nee comes next. with IL. l36. Sedgwick
Crawford, Cherokee, Leavenworth and La
bette come next, in the order named with
school populations ranging from 10000 TO
1900. Bourbon and Atchison counties, each
with a first-clasS city, fall below the 10000
mark. Morton county has only Ia pupils of
school age; Stanton, l16; Grant. I32; Has
kell l53: Stevens. 1876, and Seward. PIT.
One of the peculiar things shown in the
report is that. as rule. the per cent of
enrolment decreases as the population in
creases. Wyandotte county, with over 49,
600 school population. shows an enrolment
of about l2,o0. In many of the smaller
counties. the enrolment is greater than the
population. This is due to pupils living
near county line going to school in an
adjoining county Even taken as a whole,
the enrolment In Western Kansas shows
up q larger per cent, according to popula-
tion, than Eastern Kansas and especially
in those counties having large cities This
shows that the Kansas farmers keen their
children IN school better than the city
folk do
The following shows the school popula-
tion and enrolment of the state by coun-
ties:
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
FEAR POVERTY BUT NOT DEATH
Cincinnati Lovers, Lacking Money to
He Married, Take Poison, but
Are Saved.

Cincinnati, O., Jan. Paul Mueller. a
photographer at 1883 Spring Grove avenue.
and Miss Lulu Farmhouse, of S4I7 Colerain
avenue, made q double attempt at suicide
Thursday night. They are now at tho city
hospital. a patrol wagon having. taken
them there after their arrest early this
morning. The young couple have been low
ers for some time and wanted to get mar
ried, but both hesitated on account of their
poverty. Mueller played the races" yes
terday and lost all he had in a last desper-
ate attempt to win enough to go to house,
keeping. He then determined to end every
thing at once.
The couple had talked over the matter for
some time and had agreed to commit
suicide together If they could not marry
and go to Housekeeping. Late last night
Mueller went to his gallery and sent for his
sweetheart. She went to her lover. Each
wrote several farewell letters to relatives
and then Mueller mixed up a preparation
of arsenic and paste. They partook of 1t
at the same time and in a short time were
unconscious. Mueller soon revived. and
seeing that his sweetheart was suffering
untold agony could bear II no longer and
rushed to a drug store and told what had
taken place. A doctor was summoned, and
both lives were saved.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
BRUTAL HYPNOTIC EXHIBITION.
Tho Professor DisjOints Bones of His
Wife's Neck While Under
His influence.

Anderson, Ind. Jan. 22.-Indiana officers
have had their attention called to a. brutal
exhibition that is given by Mr.. and Mrs.
James Foy in this city. and pressure will
be brought to bear to stop the continu-
aEce of the display.
1t consists of hypnotic exhibition. the
Charcot system Of hypnotism being used.
which paralyzes all vital organs but the
heart. After the wife is thus put to sleep
Foy disjoints every one of her limbs.
When he pulls them apart they crack like
the report of gun. He then pulls the
arms and legs around out of shape and,
1r fact, seems to tear her all to pieces.
1t is an exhibition that tries the nerves
OF witnesses. and 1t is not an illusion. as
the bones can be seen bulging against the
flesh.
After the woman is thus disjointed Foy
continues by taking hold of her head and
twisting it. Finally there is a cracking
and the neck becomes two inches longer.
The head then falls upon the breast. the
backbone being disjointed. The head is
then tucked around under an arm or laid
back on the back. Many leave the hall,
unable to stand it.
Doctors have examined the test and pro-
nounce it wonderful. Foy then places the
disjointed bones in proper position, brings
her out of her trance, and she seems to
have no idea of what was being done.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
ECLIPSE WAS A SUCCESS.
Came on According to Schedule and
Was Observed Under Favor
able Conditions.

Calcutta, Jan. 22-The eclipse Of the sun
was witnessed at all the stations under IA
vorable circumstances. The weather was
perfect and the results were most valuable
The totality at Buxar lasted one and one
half minutes. Five special trains went to
Buxar with Europeans.
Talni, British India, between Amrasti and
Nashpu, Jan. 22.-The observations of the
eclipse Of the sun to-day by Z. w. Maun-
der and c. Th. Waite were most success
full. The sky was perfectly clear, and the
light during the middle of the totality
equaled a full moon. The general shape of
the suns corona was the same as in the
eclipses of 1856 and 1896. The corona extend
ed over two diameters from the sun, and
its greatest extent was along the suns
equator. Photographs were obtained on a
scale of 4-5 inch to the suns diameter and
also on the scale of LILO inch to get the
coronal extensions. The spectrum of the
chromosphere and it's prominences were sue
cessfully observed with an opera glass, fit
ted with a direct vision prism in one of the
eye pieces. Three photographs of the CO.
roma were obtained on scale of 7-1O inch
to the suns diameter. and also on the scale
of lilo inch. Good spectrum photographs
were obtained.
The spectrum of the flash was obtained
with prismatic camera and six inch
telescope.
The Lick observatory party, under Pro-
fessor Campbell. wires that the sky Is clear
and thSt the observations have been sue
cessful
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
HEARSE STUCK IN MUD.
st. Louis Pallbearers Obliged to Car.
~ the Casket Three
nUNcl-s

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. pa funeral process
sion narrowly escaped being lost in seas of
West end mud to-day. John Schlner lives at
A49 Arco avenue. His wife died recently
and this afternoon the funeral took place.
1t took ten men to carry the casket to tho
hearSe.
but before they arrived there the hearse
team was completely tagged out and the
hearse stuck in the mud.
the casket about three blocks through
mud and slush ankle deep and the mourn-
ers followed. Many flowers were lost in
transit.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
THE POSTAL DEFICIENCY.
Postmasters Say That Meeting 1t by
Dropping Employees VIII Grip
plo the Service.

Washington. Jan. 22.-About forty post
masters have replied to the circular sent
out by Postmaster General Gary asking
what savings could be made in the admin
tstration of their offices during the remain
der of the fiscal year, in order to avert q
deficiency in the postal appropriation.
Nearly all Of them set out that their Of
fees are now being run on an economical
basis. and that any further reduction of
working force Is out Of the question. The
few exceptions to this rule admit that some
saving might be made, but say 1t will Grip
Pile the existing service to cut down the
force of employees.
Meanwhile, personal remonstrances
against any reduction in force that will
impair the carrier delivery are being made
to the officials here. Among those who
called at the department for this purpose
yesterday were Senators Hoar and Aldrich;
Postmasters Thomas. of Boston, and War
field. of Baltimore, and the postmaster at
Woonsocket, r. I.
Now. that congress has been made eff
fectually acquainted with the matter of
probable deficiency and determination to
cut the number of deliveries il no appro-
priation is made to meet 1t, the opinion Is
expressed that some aid will be given the
department. Even II it is not forthcoming,
the officials say a good purpose will be ac-
complished by the information received
from postmasters in reply to the circular
of inquiry. in that it will serve as a basis
for future calculations of the requirements
of the service in the localities affected.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
NO COFFIN LARGE ENOUGH.
Funeral of Joseph Handley, of Phila-
delphia, Who Weighed
$50 Pounds.

Philadelphia. Jan. 2e-The. funeral Of Jo-
seph Handley. who was the largest man in
Philadelphia, took place to-day.
Handley weighed about $50 pounds, and
was over four feet broad across the shoul-
ders. The undertaken could find no coffin in
the city large enough for the body and was
forced to build one.
The coffin was supported by Iron bands
and before IL could be carried from the
house the door jambs had to be removed.
A hearse large enough to receive the coffin
could not be secured. and the corpse was
taken TO the cemetery IN an open wagon.
weighed 1.200 pounds. and was rolled up the
aisle OF the church on a rubber-tired truck.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
VAN WYCK MEANS WAR.
VIII Purge New YOrk's Civil Service
List of All Strong Ap-
uOfntees.

New York. Jan. 22.-Mayor Van wyck at
a meeting Of the board of estimates to-day
intimate that all his influence will be lent
to purging the civil service list Of the MEN,
hers OF the Strong administration who are
still striving to hold on to their jobs.
He cut estimates ruthlessly and declared
that expenses WOULD pc Kept away DOWN
tration officials.
DISMISS the drones." he said with en-
pii.LSns, Ut W. ~ go go ot, ~
mayor If necessary.
He said to the chairman Of the civil serv-
Ice commission:
'you ought to find some way Of undong
what your predecessors have done after the
people had declared against them at the
polls. and trust that you will. and speed
ily,'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
DINNER GIVEN TO MISS CRANE.
Hot Springs Repudintes the Snub Ac-
corded Her ut Charleston
Recently.

Hot Springs, Ark. Jan. 22.-Not all the
South is inhospitable to Miss Charlotte
Crane. the actress. Though cruelty snubbed
at social function in Charleston. S. c..
she was royalty entertained in this city
last night. where her company is playing.
The Arlington hotel management. assisted
by army officers stationed here, gave the
Kansas girl an invitation dinner and ball,
and Hot Springs society turned out in
force to honor the charming actress.
Mrs. Lieutenant Green and Mrs. Lieu
tenant Hay acted as chaperons. covers
were laid for an immense dinner party
and the dining rooms of the hotel were
taxed to their utmost capacity.
The dancing pavilion was seized after
the dinner and in the beautifully draped
hall the hospitality Of this city was shown
in its reception Of Miss Crane.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
new BOOK BY MRS. HENDERSON
Wife of the Former Senator From
Missouri Writing on Narcotics
and Other POisons.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Mrs. John B. Hen
derson, wife of the former senator from
Missouri, who has already gained consid-
cradle reputation as writer on social and
political economy. is now engaged in pre-
pairing a book upon narcotic and other
poisors. The idea was suggested to her by
personal observation of the evils of cigar
ette smoking, and in making an investiga-
ton Of that subject at the medical museum
she discovered that there are other forms
of poison which are quite as common and
equally detrimental to the human system.
Her work will. therefore, cover a wide field,
and will be a contribution Of grea. value
to the literature Of hygiene.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
ONE WAY TO EvADE THE LAW.
Proposition to Teach Temperance In
Public Schools Voted Down
at Belleyille. H.

Belleville. ILL.,, Jan. 2.-The Belleville
board Of education is In trouble over the
new state law requiring tho teaching Of
temperance physiologyin the public schools.
The board anticipated bitter opposition to
the new study. and some time ago struck
upon a nice plan to settle the matter to the
eminent satisfaction of q majority Of the
people az least. Ihey decided 70 leave II 70
The people of Belleville are nearly all
Germans or of German descent. and they
were almost unanimously opposed to the
new temperance study. The election prac-
tically went one way and against the teach
ing of the new study. The diplomatic
members Of the board shook hands and
congratulated themselves on the success of
their plan and incidentally explained to tho
matter was settled, as the board thought.
but the election aroused the prohibitionists
of ST. Clair county. and legal steps will be
taken to have the school law enforced
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
CATFISH IN THE PIPES.
Lack of Heat in the Garfield School at
St. Louis Due to Queer
CamaA

st. Louis, Mo-. Jan. 12.-wednesday and
Thursday 1000 children, attendants at the
Garfield school, were given holidays be-
cause the school could not be heated.
Something was the matter with the heat
ing apparatus. but nobody seemed to be
able to tell Just what 1t was.
Steamf1tters worked all day Wednesday
examining the plant. No breaks were found
Of any kind. Thursday was put in with
declared that the pipes were stopped up. All
stood the test until the main pipe from the
city main was examined.
The trouble was found here, where two
channel catfish. SIX inches long, and weigh.
inS half pound exch. EAIa found,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
Quadruplets Are Born,

Niles. Mich, Jan. 22.-Mrs. John 'Whitby.
wife of farmer living near Spring Lake,
Mich, yesterday gave birth to four chill
all appear healthy and weigh five pounds;
each. The mother is doing well. Six years
ago she gave birth to twins.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23

Hutchinson, Kas., JAN 22.-(Special) LII
lie Rice. the pretty young brunette who
was plaintiff In breach of promise suit
here against Alexander Dade, wealthy
today. Iiss RICE susS tax NaSQS AVA s'n
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30
NElGHBORHOOD NOTES.
CnancOck.

MIR. r. j. Parker is putting his race
track on Kerr street in good condi-
ton.
Mr.. Williams, of Salisbury, Md,
violinist, performed at the church
concert on Tuesday night.
Strawberries began coming to our
market ON Wednesday, having been
supplied by our nearby farmers.
Miss Dodson. with Ames, Shield &
Co., was ill during several days re-
Gently but is now very MUCH better.
Mrs. F. T. Boggs and Mrs. t. Nj.
West and daughter left on Monday
for Baltimore to spend q time with
relatives.
The Geo. w. Powell graveyard was
removed this week from the farm
purchased by Everett j. Beloate to
the cemetery.
Mr.. Randolph peyton, of Rich
mond, Va, special insurance agent,
spent several days in town recently
while on trip to Accomac adjusting
fire losses.
The concert and supper, for the
benefit of the building fund of the NJ
E. Church, South, held on Tuesday
night at the town hall was we'll pa
tronized, the gross receipts being $73
Much Improvement is going on i'll
town. Churches, dwellings and fences
under repairs-rebuilding and re-
painting. May the work continue
till the town is restored to its usual
neatness and beauty.
Miss Nancy Hyde, of Baltimore,
was the guest of Miss Leila Powell
this week. During her visit she took
an important part, as vocal soloist, III
the concert given for the benefit OF
the NJ. E. Church, South.
Thermometer dropped to 81 degrees
On Thursday morning. Tender veg
citation greatly retarded and injured.
set back and probably
cut short. 1t brought great discom-
'ort to man and beast alike. Winter
tires and wraps a necessity.
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ChinaoteagRs.

Mrs. Martha A. Munger died on the
Goth inst, aged IS years.
Mrs. Jos. T. Rowlay is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Rev. It. E. Martindale, P. E.,
| preached at NJ. E. Church last week.
schooners Whiting and Colt loaded
with oysters for New Jersey this
week.
DR.. H. c. Henry, of Richmond, is
talking of locating here to practice
his profession.
Mr.. B. B. Topping, our popular
jeweler, will move to Milford, Del,
next Monday, to the regret of his
many friends.
The members of the NJ. P. Church
are talking of holding camp-meet-
ing here in August. A few years ago
they were held here and much good
was accomplished.
Our public schools closed3on the
2Sth inst. Prof. w. H. Warren will
continue to teach q private school,.
Prof. j. F. Ward has left for his home
near Wachapreague.
A "byke" caused the horse of Capt.
Porter Birch to take fright and run
away this week, throwing him, wife
and baby from buggy. The vehicle
was torn up, but occupants escaped
without much injury.
Capt. Levin Booth, one of our larg
est and thriftiest oyster planters. and
Miss Mary Bowden, daughter OF Mr..
Thcs. Bowden. of Metompkin, were
married at the residence of Capt.
Sealmore Bloxom on the 21st inst,
Rev. G. w. Kiracofe officiating.
Capts. John W. and w. G. Bunting
are in Philadelphia this week. They
will return on Steamer Absecon,
which has been there several weeks
undergoing repairs and receiving i'm
provements in the shape of new
machinery, at an expense of $4,000.
II. J. Messick, express messenger
here, was called to Alexandria, Va,
this week, to visit his brother, Frank
Messick. He was dead when he ar
rived there. The deceased was well
known in this section and popular
with everyone, who learn with great
sorrow of his early death.
Arrivals at Atlantic Hotel this week
F. w. Byrd, r. s. Fisher, NJ. Herwick,
Baltimore; Chas. H. Ames, j. w.
Long, r. F. Powell, Philadelphia
Ellis Hand, Port Norris, N. j.; H. G.
Hancock, Atlanta, Ga; John Ayres,
Girdletree, Md; L. F. j. Wilson,
Logan Henderson, J. w. Broughton,
Accomac.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-30
H6rhtOWI,.

Our people well supplied with fish
at this time.
Mrs. S. L. Johnson is in Petersburg
visiting her daughter.
Miss Nicely Taylor, OF Baltimore, is
visiting friends in town.
Measles have been raging here Of
late. but few cases at this time.
Three dressmaking establishments
in our town at present and all busy.
Doctor A. G. Walden, former resi-
dent paid US q short visit this week.
Our oystermen report poor results
in oyster business during season just
closed.
Mrs. E.. J. Taylor and daughter
have returned to our town aud will
make it their future home.
Our public schools closed Monday
and a private school was opened Oh
Tuesday by Miss Essie Evans.
War is all the talk with US, by our
citizens of every calling, and no one
is ever too busy to quit work for that
purpose.
Mrs. E. j. Taylor is having hand
some dwelling built in our town and
one or two more will soon be in
course of erection also.
Mr.. c. V. Trader, soldier from
Oklahoma, who has been sojourning
here of late, leaves in few days to
receive orders from the Government
as recruiting officer.
Rev. E. F. Garner preached a fine
sermon in our town on Sunday night.
Watch and pray" was the subject OF
his discourse, and the manner in
which he handled it made fine i'm
preston.
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hf0s3cSsnWu.

Mrs. John Onley was stricken with
paralysis early Saturday morning
Her physician has but slight hopes OF
her recovery.
1t is reported, that Mr. Bud'l Ross
will purchase the farm of VIM. P.
Bundick and will take possession OF
same the last of this year.
Rev. Walter Rhodes occupied his
pulpit last Sunday to the delight OF
large audience His subject was
"Religion and Politics" and created
much interest in the community.
;sThe death of Mrs. Tabitha Shreves
last ,week was the cause of much sad
ess in the community. She was 81
wears old and had been member OF
the Baptist Church for more than
fifty years.
.Modestown is improving along all
lines. Have graded road through
the village, telephone service, several
new houses going up, paint and
whitewash on the old building
which make the place look new.
1t is announced, that Rev. Walter
Rhodes, pastor of the Baptist Church,
will begin series of sermons on the
Second Coming of Christ" the
second Sunday in May. The subject
of the first sermon in the series will
be, The early Christians expecta>
zion and the reasons for their disap-
pointment."