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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-04
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wichita. Kan. Oct. 3. 1895

Wichita, Kan, Oct. 3, 1899
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity:
Fair until Thursday, warmer Wednes-
day night and Thursday.
During the past "A hours the highest
temperature has been Il, the lowest IS.
and the mean 60. with clear weather.
fresh north wind and high barometer.
on this date last year the highest tenn
perature was %. the lowest IS. and the
mean 50. or ~ degrees warmer than this
year.
So far this month the average tempera-
ture has been o., which is degrees daily
above the normal.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
Washington. Oct S.-Forecast for Wed
nesday and Thursday:
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Tn-
creasing cIoudiness Wednesday; cloudy
Thursday; northerly winds.
Kansas-Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day: variable winds.
Port Au Prince. Hayti. Oct. S,-The Ho-
Ta' r,r,,r--al T., 4hfs Ci-N- MAS 5oS-roy-a5
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should bear II mind the St Louis ard San
Francisco Frisco Line) railroad have .
direct route 20 all paints TO above states
with only enc change Of cars We save
you tine 10 Denver. Cheyenne. ogden.
Sacramento. san Francisco and points
adjacent, and intermediate stations %
Portland. Seattle and points IL The yse51-
5ty OF Portland ard Seattle and Inferno
clite Ths tine Gn5 service ot our con-
rec.ing LIE a. Ellsworth. Kan. 3 u0-
sxcelle5 ~ Compositions Through car
service Pullman >ses7er. Pullman tour 81.
eulErant and char cars) 70 az Pacific
coast poinfz Write telspaoae Or c1T o.
~ Tor further sztorrzstioa as 70 tine.
ra.es and routes.
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DIs1-ict Passenger Agent
Corner Main Stree. AID DozS.az Avsza&
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET

CHICAGO.
Chicago, Oct. S.-Tne leading futures
"a uCed q e follows:
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Port Au Prince. Hayti. Oct. S,-The Ho-
tel Communal in this city was destroyed
last night by an incendiary fire. Ten
other buildings were burned.
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One-half the 50 cent size-one-qusr-
ter the 800 size.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

rare butterfly. and this is the only specimen
which the Museum possesses. 1t is OF two
shades of rich brown, with reddish markings
and the wings have a spread from tip to tip OF
about five inches. Little is known about the
habits or food OF the Dynastor Napoleon.
In the case with this are some fine CALICO or
owl butterflies, called from the markings on
their wings, which strongly resemble both in
color and form the face Of owl. with its sharp,
hooked beak and great round eyes. These are
from Colombia, and are OF unusual size The
examples of the Morpho family are numerous
and beautiful with their distinguishing tints of
FURNISHED metallic blue and changing opal
From Colombia also come some striking varie-
ties Of the swallowtail family. representatives OF
which are to be found all over the world Ger
tain of these, in which the projections from the
wings are unusually long and sharp are called
speartails, and they exhibit varieties of shades
of yellow white and black.
Among the many kinds of coas butterflies,
which are found throughout the United States
as well as in Mexico, there is one species which
SO strikingly resembles pansy that at a little
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

business on more lively basis European
specimens Of the dormant protopterus cocoon
and all, for long distances without injury When
awakened the fish emits 4 peculiar sound, which
is due perhaps to the expulsion of air from its
lungs During the five or six months nap here
mentioned nutrition is afforded by store of fat
in the fsh's tail
The epidopsren has an eel-shaped body that
rarely attains a length Of four feet, and is said
to utter sound suggestive of cat. Its teeth
resemble those OF carnivorous animals but IT is
the manoca.
1t has been suggested that the whale and seal,
which now inhabit the sea- were once land ami
mails They certainly not true fish. They
breathe only through nostrils not with gills,
and are mammals not egg-laying animals.
They are much further advanced in the line OF
development than the lung fish AS has been
remarked already, the latter is even lower IN
the scale than the amphibian. Its lungs and
limbs are not so well developed. But its heart
is three -chambered, instead of two-chambered
dixie ordinary fishes, and it has nostrils that
connect directly with the cavity of the mouth.
The glandular action of the skin, too, seems to
differentiate them from the typical fish.
Fossil remains of the ceratodus have been
found in the United States, England, Germany,
Ir dia and South Africa Up to date fossils
o: the protopterus or lepidopsren have been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

sion of the rights OF property. Each family has
little garden and hut built of clay and
brush They spend but little time in cultiVatlnS
the small crops they raise, but are usually
found around the neighboring towns where they
have chance to pilfer and beg irewater. But
at a certain period of the year every HualapaiS
cisappears from the villages and remains away
for a week or ten days. During that time not
redskin belonging to that tribe is seen any
where. 1t is then that they go down to what
white people call the happy hunting ground
and rake up the stones, men. women and chill
dren engaging in the work II is a sort of re-
gious ceremony that requires some puriflcation
or preparation and is followed by certain sacred
rites which no white man ever witnessed.
During the rest of the year the Indians never
visit the place. At least If they do they go in
the night time when nobody can see them. But
they regard it with great reverence and frown
upon whites who visit il or ask questions con-
corning the ceremony. The name happy hunt
ing ground was applied by the white residents
of the country fer the lack of better name.
The Indians give the place no designation In
fact. they never mention IT,
Major Powell and Professor MCGEE, or the
Bureau of Ethnology who probably know more
about the habits and customs and religious rites
of the southwestern Indians than any one else
in this country, had never heard Of the place un-
iii told them and could give no explanation o.
the custom
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of the great volcanoes whose silent craters can
be seen in the San Bernardino Mountains. rms
is the ordinary appearance OF the country lor
leagues around. You can travel an hour, or Ten
hour9 for that matter, in any direction away
from the river bed without seeing anything
green or any plant thing of life except cac-
tls or a sage brush Under the shadow CT
group of mighty hills is a mesa or tableland
that is almost level, and there once year, upon
some anniversary whose significance is not UNI
derstood and cannot be ascertalned, the Indians
Of the Huala pals tribe gather at night ana rake
the lava and pumice- stones into wlndroWs. Some
OF the windows two miles long. They are
regular H. length aid in Intervals and the aver
age height is about twelve or hiteen lhcnes,
incl ahout the height of a wndrow of hay left
by a hoieerake in a meadow
The Hualapais are lazy beggars, and down IN
this climate there is not much TO encourage
them to work as long as the Government gives
them rations. They are not savage, but are dis-
posed 10 be peaceful, The worst wees tney nave
are to gamble and get drunk and steal Ihs
thirst for whiskey is Unsuitable in TINS dry AZ
mosphere, and they have not a clear comprehen-
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markings Its scales very large. so mug
gish is this interesting creature that fisher
who is hunting for one has time TO dive
once in order to locate the fish in hole IN the
river bottom, and second time to net It, the
6sh can also be caught with hook and bait,
piece of flesh or mollusk serving for the latter
When entirely removed from the water for
any length of time the gills dry up and the ami
nal soon dies But while still submerged II
will often rise to the surface and breathe only
with its lungs. 1t does so with gruntlng
sound The old notion that the ceratodus goes
to sleep during the dry season proves to be In
correct. Nor is it now believed by well-in-
formed people that ii can climb tree, as was
once asserted. But when the hot season pre-
walls, and the water is very low in the streams,
the fish lives in shallow pools and thrives on the
vegetable and animal life that is concentrated
there This is the breeding season Of the lung
fish.
The protopterus IT, found in a number OF rivers
in tropical Africa besides the Nile. But it is
scarce and not generally distributed. This
member Of the family is trihe more highly or
ganized than its Australian relative. 1t has a
double lung Although its fms usually en-
ployed in swimming, ii will sometimes crawl
Herewith on the bed of a stream AT such
times il moves it's limbs as does a newt, on
each side alternately. 1t prefers shallow water,
and is a night rambler. The nostrils, when
assist in the operation of breathing are care
fully hidden under folds Of tissue which are
really lips But If you look for them In the
right place you can find them The protopterus
has a curious way Of hibernating-if one may
use this term TO designate a suspension OF AMI
nation in summer Instead Of seeking deep
water the fish will burrow in the mud, form a
cocoon from a mucus that it is able 10 secre'e'
leave one end OF a connecting tube open to ad-
NIT air from above, and then go to sleep. When
the next heavy rains set in they soften the mud
and release the fish. which thereupon resumes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

honor of DR.. Behr, a well-known Californian
naturalist-is found only in the Yosemite VAL
ley 1t is a small butterfly of an almost uni-
form color of delicate Nile green. TIE caterpil'
lars of the coas family feed chiefly upon clover
and the plant known as false indigo.
1t is interesting to note the different kinds OK
food which are eaten by the various species OF
butterflies. One large order the fritillarie3.
found in most parts of the United States, live
entirely on violets handsome butterfly called
the yellow banded Heliconian, which has hori-
zontal stripes Of vivid yellow crossing its JET
black wings is found chiefly in Florida, though
in other Southern localities as WELL and lives
upon the juices of the passion flower. Some OK
the varieties in the collection have curious ana
high-sounding Manassas the Purple Emperor,
the Red Admiral and the White banded ViceroJs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

discovered. But such possibilities have not yet
been exhausted. 1t was not until 1910 that
living specimen was known to exist. OF course
there is a chance that more of them will yet be
found But it now looks as If the race was
nearly extinct. This fact is the more important
because it is impossible to learn anything about
the internal structure from fossil The eggs
of the lung fish easily injured when re-
moved from water that artificial propagation of
the species is a difficult matter. A live specimen
therefore, is regarded wonderful treasure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

The first part OF this collection, comprising the
butterflies native to North America, was given
to the Museum in 1897. In 1898 Dean Hoffman
added a large number of Central and South
American specimens, and his latest gift, made
this year, supplements this department by many
hundreds of new species The entire collection
given by him now includes $500 specimens rep
resenting 40 kinds. OF these 40 species. en-
bracing 1850 specimens. are termed North
American, since they belong to the United
States and Canada. The remaining l,Ooo spe-
cies, represented by $3.50 specimens, are called
the South American butterflies though they also
include those from Central America and Mex
leo Not all of this South American exhibit
has yet been arranged in cases, but it will soon
be ready for the public view, in the same gallery
in which the North American butterflies arc
now shown.
One of the largest and most valuable OF the
South American insects is a specimen OF the
Dynastor Napoleon a native of Brazil. 1t is a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28
A FISH WHICH HAS LUNGS.
REMARKABLY RARE CREATURE 1T
IS, TOO.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY WANTED ONE SO BADLY
THAT 1T SENT AN EXPEDITION TO EGYPT
SUSPENDED ANIMATION IN A COCOON
CRAWLING WITH FINS.

CRAWLING WITH FINS.
Few living creatures possess such an interest
for the zoologist just now as fish which has
lungs This is partly because Of its great rari-
Nv and partly because it forms a link in the
chain of creation between the true fish and the
amphibian. One evidence OF the anxiety OF
biologists to possess specimens OF the lung FISH
is found In the fact that special expedition
was fitted out by Columbia University last year
to visit the Upper Nile in search of it, Military
operations which were going on at the time in
terfered with the successful prosecution OF the
hunt but a good deal of valuable information
about other forms Of life was picked up
only three varieties Of lung fish are now
known Fossil remains show that they were
ence exceedingly numerous But it is at present
possible to find them alive only in Queensland
(Austraia). tropical waters of Africa. and Para
quay and the upper waters of the Amazon
Each OF these localities has its own species. The
Australian lung fish bears "Ceratodus' on its
visiting card The African representative of
the family spells his name "Protopterus. And
the South American cousin is known TO science
AZ the "Lepidopsiren." They all live. it will
observed, south of the equator.
All three species are provided not only with
cills. but also with more or less perfectly de-
veoped lungs Thus they are appropriately
called double breathers" or "Dipnoi." The
ceratodus, which. so far as known can be found
only in the Mary and Burnett rivers Of Queens
land has a rudimentary lung 1t is single
organ not double one, and it appears to be
modification of the swimming bladder. The fish
is large often attaining length OF six feet and
it is edible. Instead of being forked. the tail
has only single point. and forms a continual
ton of the upright fin of the back. This. by the
way, is not cut up into sections-dorsal, caudal
and anal-as ordinary fishes. The paired
fms or elementary limbs are shaped like leaves.
The ceratodus has dark green hue, with red
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

from the Lord Chamberlans Department ana
from the royal news. The members or the DIT
gade who are from the Lord Chamberains De-
partment are selected for their knowledge or the
whereabouts OF the valuables in the castle ana
those from the Office of Works Department Tor
their acquaintance with the structure OF the
palace The brigade is to be furnished WIN
a new and serviceabe uniform. and VIII De
periodically and constantly drilled by drlh IN
spector from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade spe,
ciallv detailed for the purpose AS almost al
the members of the new brigade live OUTSIDE
the walls Of the castle electric hre-alarms VIII
he fitted I'D to their residences connecting them
with the fire station at Windsor Castle 10 sum
mon them promptly in case of emergency Inc
present fire appliances. some of which are ooso-
lete are TO give place to others thoroughly mod-
ern. The present water arrangements leave
nothing to be desired. The upper engine-house
near the Grand Quadrangle has been converted
into fire station, which will be htted WIN
every modern appliance. An additiona! night
waterman has also been appointed to give the
fre-aIarm when necessary. 1t is Intended anat
the brigade shall be thoroughly efficient IN every
respect and it will be as independent as possible
Of the local fire brigadeA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28
PROTECTING WINDSOR AGAINST FIRE.

From The London Times.
The authorities at Windsor Castle are engaged
in overhaung all the arrangements for protec-
ton against fire. The treasures in the cas-
tie are valued at some millions sterling,
and yet practically are uninsured. while the
methods for their protection against fire have
been most Anticipated. The Hon. r. b. Brett
has made an inquiry into the whole matter, with
the result that the fire brigade at Windsor
Castle is being increased to eighteen members
from the departments of the Office of Works,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28
WINDOWS OF STONES.
THE MYSTERIOUS ANNUAL FUNCTION OF
HUALAPAIS INDIANS.

Flagstaff (Arz) correspondence OF The Chicago
Record.
Near the town called The Needles, about
twelve miles across the Colorado River, on the
California side is area of about tnouaand
acres more or less, where the Hualapais IND
ians rake up the stones in windows in most
mysterious manner and for a reason tpot mas
never been satisfactorily explained 10 tie WHO
citizens in that section
1t is a dreary and dusty desert. Rain seldom
falls The surface of the ground, hard cay
that has been baking in the sun for centuries
is covered with broken lava and purnce-stone,
which at some time was discharged from ono
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

distance its wings might easily be mistaken lot
the yellow and black petals of the flower MOST
Of these colias in fact, belong to the Nor'h
American collection Some varieties OF them
are limited to very small areas; for example
the sDecies known As Behr's colas-nar'ec IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28
AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES.
DEAN HOFFMANS GIFTS TO THE NATU-
RAJ HISTORY MUSEUM.
A GREAT COLLECTION OF RARE SPECIMENS
FROM THE NORTHERN AND SOUTH
ERN CONTINENTS.
ERN CONTINENTS.

The Very Rev. f. A. Hoffman, dean OF the
General Theological Seminary, Of this city, has
recently made large and valuable addition to
the already fine collection of butterflies which
he has given to the Museum OF Natural History.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-14

chance, the weather this week Is sufficient
ly cool not to have been an interference,
as II has been sometimes In the second
week of the month. The postponement TO
another week. however. has given oppor-
tunity for children and teachers to end their
vacations comfortably and for the latter to
utilize the first cool days in establishing
themselves in winter quarters and to make
the necessary preparations for opening
school For teachers do not walk into their
schoolrooms in haphazard way in these
days, trusting to luck for the inspiration
needed in making the right beginning with
their pupils. They give such study to the
matter in advance that there is no hating
or hesitation: affairs move smoothly from
the start and everything is in good work.
ing order by the second day. Therefore it
Is well for all concerned that neither teach
ers nor pupils were compelled to begin work
on the heels of that intensely hot first
week Of September. but have had oppor-
tunity TO gain the serenity and poise that
come with an invigorating air.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-14

Ex-senator John L. Wilson, of the State
of Washington. formerly well-known resi-
dent of Indiana. has been expressing some
forceful views on public questions to Ia
coma interviewer. He thinks Mckinley
will be renominated by reclamation. and is
anxious that Washington shall hold its Re-
publican convention in advance of any other
State in the Union and let the news go out
that it has declared for M. Kinley. sound
money and expansion, for expansion-or.
rather. annexation-he thinks, will be the
great point of difference petween the two
parties. and on this question he says:
We are to be not only an Atlantic, but a
Pacific power. This Is the only great power
which looks out on the Orient. That Is to
be the theater of future activity-the con-
test between the Anglo-Saxon and other
gle for freedom; the coming com 100 years is to
be struggle for commerce.
More is involved in the question, he
thinks, than the short-sighted, narrow
minded critics of the war comprehend. Ex-
pansicn he considers commercial neces-
sity. the Philippines being needed not for
themselves, but because they lie at the
doorway of China, that almost unworked
market for the worlds products-China, so
soon, in all probability, to disintegrate and
pass under the control of other powers.
There will be world struggle for COM
merce undoubtedly, and this country must
be prepared to take its own part. To this
extent he Is right, and at all events he. pre-
sents the Pacific coast view, a view that
Boston "anti-imperialists'' may as well take
into consideration while they study the
map and discover what very small part
of the country New England is. Incidental
ly, it may be remarked that the Indiana
man Loses none of his vigor of idea and
utteranoe in the transplanting to Western
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-14
MIsREPREsENTAT ABOUT GAS
METERS.

The Taggart claquers are busily assert
ing that the Republicans are committed to
the introduction of gas meters. Those of
them who have any intelligence know that
they are guilty Of a stupid variety of un-
truth when they declare anything of the
sort The introduction Of a system Of
meters for gas is not an issue. No party
is in favor of 1t, and Mr.. Bookwalter and
the Republican candidates for the Council
are as much opposed to anything of the
kind as the Taggartites profess TO be. 1t
danger Of Mr.. Taggart's finding 1t the
proper thing to cell natural gas by meas
ure, should he be reelected, than there
would be under a Republican administra-
ton, for, whatever may be his professions.
Mayor Taggart in the end turns up in favor
of the few who control the supply of few
necessaries. There is no element of the
Republican party favoring gas meters.
With few exceptions, there is but one opin-
ion on the subject, and that is that what
ever gas there is should be supplied to all
who would consume. as Is now required by
the laws of the city. The fact that Mayor
Taggart generally favors those who have
property to sell to the city, rather than
the people. is quite generally known. Most
people still remember the deal made with
the owners of the lands purchased for the
new parks. There Is reason to believe that
the water works would have been the prop
crty of the city on terms more favorable
to the shareholders than to the city II the
limit of bonded indebtedness had permitted
II. The Journal has good reason to believe
that the railroads have not the least ap-
prehension that his half-and-half elevated
track system will ever be seriously under
taken. The very terms Of the ordinance
defeat any action under 1t. The ordinance
Is impracticable, and was designed simply
to get votes on the South Side. That done.
there viii be weak show OF enforcing the
ordinance and a very prompt backdown.
Mr.. Taggart IL never sincere in his treat
ment Of the public. There was a time when
many believed that he did not wish third
nomination Now one may venture the as