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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-01-08
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6erflaiien beliebt gu MAIDEN. gfa6oem
ct i'm 2aufe bes Mon1ts renn3ehn onz
bere i6pere 8erbre0er besnabigr, madbte
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SStaLiener, Der am Sage bes groBem
SFeuers In fetner .@irtbi6aft on 6allteos
ifraBe 8mei WfdHner, S'8rten u~nO0teopD,
ermor6en. ST purOe haflr gum 9Doe
oerurtbetlt, aber. 81 IebensldnsLt9er
!3u6tbaustrafe b~egnabigt. @ouperneur
Beperloge slaubt aber . 6aB er eez
nlg gebitBt bat, urO bat i'm ieBt p0uig
.be9nabigt. 8eri bat i'm s@an3en bier
Sabre ursO einen Ofonat i'm 3n@tbous
augebra6t.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-01-08

Gutainbete Sale. aatarrb, rnuber
SatS fiber eebeilt bur@ Or. S. $.
WtcQean's &qtarr6sGNuff. Gin neues
anttieptii6es Wtittel, cas- nte Te6Ii1lG9t.
9robej6ahteLn per Yoit so @ents. Or.
S. 5.oMtc2son, slS SbeitnHt Str, st.
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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-01-08
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fnenneritan be, eiuen absefobten Grant
III ben Wfa9en binunter3u9ieBen, um2uu=
ge~ntronfbeiten at betIen. Dieies neue
Dtittsl, Or. S. Wc2ean's 9uftens unb
Qunsens 6%etlflgelben, biIben i'm Munoe
Elm @as, bas betm @inatbmen in oirefte
8cribrung nit ben erfrantteh Ebeilen
fommt unb isbe 9alss unO 2u~ngeutrantz
belt, ShpinoiuAt.. 9eiierfett, Quttr6bz
reuent3unbuns, reuben 6aIs, 9uiten u.
S0nupfen turiren piro. Yrobei6a6=
teln per Ppi nur rs @ents. Or. S. $.
Mc9ean, 3l4 @beltnNtitr.. ct. Souls.
81
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-01-08
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GnIPtHnDr fir nnS Snhr 1877. herr

ta~usgegeben pom Der Staatss 3ettung
SOB 4riuting So. lit iebt eri9isnen.
3erieLbe lit in Der Office Der Staats=
3eitung Sob Yrinting So, SO TInfte
aoe., SS0icaso. iOUie Our& ale 8a6'
bdnoIer, 3eItungstrager uno Sotporteurt
81 be;ieben. Ntau Leie bic betreffenoe
W13einS
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-01-08
Snpaas i'm Sa6re 1s76......

OHUUt99 u o9u9IE W ~F0VO000
Ser Nertb bon B0feIHeii9 ~. NJ. lift
in obieer Isabelle ni9t nit einbe8rifsn.
ebenioipenig Der Bert6 bon Baubol3.
9teie @ertbe iino in no9foIgenoer Site
unter Sabrifaten einsei6loiien. Ser
@efawrnttpertb 6es umiaBes i'm lebten
Sabre be3jiiert ii6, pie foI8t:
Sn 9ropt1oneu. 8roOItoFsn se......... $685. 800. 900
TaJritaten 200, 500. 600
NUaemetnen Boaren ,....... 282, 600, 900
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-01-08
eelommteumiahfar 1s75. s719. Boo, OOo

Son bieiem 8etrage miiien iebo6
$67, 300, 900, Der @ertb bier fabrtcirter
uno ourh Spii6eu9anoIer bier nertaufs
ter 8aaren tpieoer in N63ugo gebra6t
neroen, roour6 ii6 elm 9tettos umi0b
bon 1862. 900, 900 er9tebt.
Der lImiaB @~bicaBo's pG6ren6 ber
lebten bier Sabre mar: q
sSu 1879. 1896, 100000
!. $50, 600. 600
657, 100000
1876. 652, 00O,U00
Ger beS Lebten Sabre8 aIio beoeuteu6
gr6Ber ais Der in ben Sabren 1873 uno
1874, uno nur S MiuiOnen nieoriger ais
Der 0eS Sabres Dor5er.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27

Mis- Rose Eytinge roappcared at this
house last night in the role OF Cleopatra. \
very large audience had assembled to see tie
performances which partook somewhat II the
nature ~ a spcotarle-and ~ is usual in such
shows all the private love passages between
.lHtouB and Cleopatra itoOk plaec in Il hollow
square formed ol slaves. soldiers. captives.
eunu his. and ballet = rls the latt r dressed ia
tne latest IdrI-ldn stiir. Ihr tnnatrIe notion
oi an oriental spectacle II "a peculiar one. and is
purely process ond. Ii W. are 10 take me
ar'i ~ liusi 'al W. Of the broadway Thcatr',
lufohy white in Egypt must have hId u con-
tnuul -. Ptrirk' Day N the morning. II i-
perhaps .ullrlenl t. say OF the ting at this
tlW' thui VI - Eyt ng', i'm personal apururnn @
aud IN Nuluftuous simulntion, comes nearer to
Oh historic pciureol fte"pdi'd tlun any actress
VINO lg- all"mit d ihr pun nn our boards.
OF MIR. Murl'- ln.0nN very ittlr can hr said
in nigh prs So, lir dr, 'd himself To- ron"ulbio
q pr,H h..itcr du.u- lhr pose pia-tlqu". and hr
r.ou-y .uuy a lne nlu.;n.li INT linrs Of h,7
nam hy speah ns them all M one X J. with u
Lluns iul ton "a tho 'nd ol every phr ~.
TIL .rr' ~'u'ufl"u won BOOST rous appreciation
nrtWltu-tanl .fg tH 500 drtr as, Tor 1t WIS not
only ol apopuiar bat i''puluus c.iaracter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27
IS nat tIe Plue,Syed ANGEL over yondor with

long faxcn hail. and cardinal stockings. WIZ"
q, M9piher Ihugging her darling close 10 breast
That wnshcd-out. faded. dough faced. doll.ba6,y
chit; IT'S the horridcst honciost child in The
whole room. rs nose looks az Il !, had been
put on with putty. ] guess you didn't notice
how rickctty it, logs nro under those lovely with
Wlthcrlng emhhasisl cardinal socks. AID did
tiiey oodlums ocdiums' &c.' .0S' 'p0'' ''''-
:, H. reporter felt that the interview was prac-
u tnlly at an end. He retired with the best pos
70 ihtnon the mysterious depths of mothers
hcait mad come 70 naught.
!, a iact that had impressed itself forcilly upon
his observation was the entire absence from the
srho OF any person or persons bearing
tho ticket takers. but their presence was ac-
counted for by business necessity. Two or
thrce REPORTERS lowered around, trying in vain
w. w., ilnd the baby with face like II monkeys.
Iheir attendance was in n professional capac-
NY; Hall dozen or moro Of the Wis
ors.. who had come to : 'hool themselves to
irightful sights. or impellrd by n morbid curl
osity Us ono goes TO see the original guillotine
at Paris. or peers down into the dungeon Of tho
lhquistion at Seville. But In all the room thcrc
was not one male indiyidua who 10y looks Of
pat"fnal -9li'itudc aud pride. or by the tender
ofl.es with which the urosentor glorincs his
position confessed the Fnthor.
, Hal hidden h'hinl II drapcrv Of American
noEs IN ne northeast corner of the hall. the re-
porter did dis over one rather shameiacnd
H." v,s t.tIN. u IL ny Hllshl r. apnrrhi.
ana ~ uihtt.u Guy oi NJ ainnusu
t"r ma p''t ~ 1880 70 IT, w., ii,V.,h
thnt ,,a 80 ~ wDii,h' 1nn1 ".1H1 .Wn".,N'r
which a., Xxx w., M,'a Il m ~ ~ .nNuinr tu",
mnrhn, Nv 9"'u' Nv WIS 'rylnS' 10 introduce 10 inc
I',Nn,Hi,, , .tt A.. AZ -,
~, '"t,l ,. IL EuupsS OF inc enlclrnt Mr.
~ M 'r me muIrn,u n.ros, tno room WIN u
TWIN nht'I 'd' drlh' thr reporter caught MN,
anu Ihphirrf ~ r"hi'h'ntlhl Wnisper tnv
t,us.'t "' i.s ."vus n,svi' ,h 'n' iiato
put'hl Nr, 4I''NIS uI'NflVu WIN queer
aiii IN ''llsiMls trlnae,;
M ~ H. me, ne s.lu' am really very busy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27

NEW YORK. Monday. Nov. 2G.-Recepts q
btlt- were 20 ear loads iGi, he ID making tota
O'1 ot the week against sJIDt the previous week
anu 49, Tor the spending week last year Averar,
puaitN about medium. ranging common To prime
with few extra and fancy tops Al the opening trad
was l"r ~ about the CURE mt rate 81 last FRIDAY, but tht
dcinnnl fell Oh before the Close. aud Sellers
to reduce prices about r a n commun Hnd ordinaf,
gadc, some Of the inet steers oli at i10fii.c
v n. To dfc-- ~ rs prime lots ~. stpi, A. cotnmo
10 very GOOD natives Hf ~'aWinitc tn lr s5Je,ld rs
Ut 'lnaln steer. rs tl loads at strong IOc dress
f~i and Texas. tltrokUe. and ordinary cattle at -
Sc To dress 55ei0 NJ Nearly Jnlat re takr
ir tie export trade amt ron TUESDAY SATURDAY. il
10 1850 quarters
Ecccipt- OF calves were only 50 head making 3o2 for
the week against l.11p Tor the previous week Markcl
quiet. with united l4nfU Nseirr Il
Eo,ll Nc.ls. NJ grass talVp- sold
u GO T. u shN a. Hd lihs fulaN uud vest r1ay
- car luad-. $500 hold mHsiur ~ M nr the week
HH l.t -2'@, tHr tue previous week Prices tell on -
ir"ct i aud sales @" th"r slo" ut a'se 'c = n foF
poor tn BRINE sheep and 4W6fr Tor idnh- with cuy
loads o. thpicc oH .lr"u ni inls wor i.' To-. aver
aye, iakcu Tor the cN port trade. ~ so. r y.
f' rpilt~ Ul hog we. ~ llti-. 10 adj max
INK total OF - i.p the week. against 3~i37 Tor tho
previous we H. and ailH6 tor the corresponding week
last year Market duil Tor both i've ant dressed hogs,
Win sales u tie fOrurr Mt - 11Si "a 10 ms anu o.
city dressed at - 81 ia ., IOJ bs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27
IHE URLCKED SHIP.
Construction or the Huron-A Letter rpom
John Roach ~ son.


To THE EDITOR or TIE SrN-Sir: So many
theories have been presented as tn tho eausn Of
tl,. l,,,,,,ohio ,'.iI.n, ., ,l,,, rrnl,., So.
- "',' "'' "''"' III !" VI. N"''" H.""~
steamship liuron-many OF them offered 10y
persons not at all familiar with the vessel or
to. ,''..,,..,.,t,. 49,, 49,. -
w. '""''i W." ''"' We man 'n' '""o"'h@
statement J" CORR some 81 th'sr errors;
Tho Huron wa, one 81 tho three iron .loous-
of.,,.r l,,o., .s ,t,. ,l,r, ,ut.,,. anl - -,
"''' W. " -. SO - .'''i' 70 "'''' i''''
s'f' inc mann "i the A'''"l'' hrin~ "Iterw Td
chang u g. Huron.
Her dimensions ,voro us follows. Tonr,h t-i
49, go
ln'' h'''Ni, - ''' "'pth' 10 l"e' inches.
Thus 10 will bo eUcn that the vessel WAS well pro-
rnrtion.I
..n,o,i,,,s ,..,,... ......
the Navy Department IN all the details. and WIS
anil, ,,,,.i,r ,.,. las. .i, . . ,.t
'' '''' ~ '''''"'
The hun contained fully 80 per cent NOR"
weight Il material tlnn would be rcnuir.d b,.
- -
""S "H"'INt'.'Is iu'S l"i H'r'H"h' N'09'l
ui inc same dimensions. and when completed
was ON. Of the strongest vessels ~ her si-. il,
ill., Ill u h,ti ,iie,..t o. -. ,,t. -
'h' world her nun diii'r'd from one huiit Tor
the merchant service in that there was an in
sid" ~ We" Hs an outside plating leaving "a
.lnrc 81 eighteen inches between the two thus
forming, ~ II were. two hus. ia cA-n oi an
accident Of this kind Besides. the four wat r.
ami double riyctrd. which is never roquirrd Tor
merchant vessel also nm iron deck. not re-
lllffi IN vessels 81 ills SfIH. i ne machinery
WAS also i signed 10y the Navy Department and
before being finally adopted the plans wore
submitted hy advertisements. asking for sug-
u, -tion- or improvements from mechanical en-
gin"cr- outside Of the department. and pre-
MUM offered for any such rs might be- ~ Il
With some ( " alterations the plans submitted
10y the Navy Department received the unani-
nous RECOMMENDATION n the competing on
gineers and rs finally adopted were furnished
the contractor in detail and no mobilization or
deviation allowed therefrom.
with regard Ia the fact referred 10 in the
press. that her nnsts were rotten. these to-
gethrr with anchors chains and all outfit wore
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27
THE WONDERFUL STRIKE.
THE STATE or AFFATRs, Yfs TERDAT.
hMOS0 THE CIGIRaffKERs.
Wet Day for Observation-Disclosures n. the Re.
ucf shors-Facts about the Union. the Com
mlttecs, the Marshal, The Hoses nnd Police.


Intense excitement animated Folsom's
row yesterday morning. Tho rain foil in tor
rents. and the heavy cloud, gave promise Of q
windy, stormy day. An entire block of six.
story buildings on Second street between Avo-
nucs II and c. occupied by the cigar-making
fraternity now on strike. was subject TO the die
tum VI Police Justice Campbell and his Marshal.
Louis Leubuschcr. was there prepared to exc
cute his masters order. And the ordor was TO
Greet twcnty-nino families from their novels
into the bleak and muddy street.
Orders arc orders. and must be obeycd. 81 the
Marshal proceeded to earn his fee. smothcring
his feelings. and ruthlcssly compelling four I'M
fortunate families take their bug and baggagc
into the inclcment areas beyond. committee
of the cgarmnkers waited upon the Marshal,
who j. a partially bald-hcaded and rather kind
hearted man. and after representing 10 him the
hardship Of turning the others into the street.
secured II promise that while 1t raincd the re-
naming eiecments should he withheld. but be-
You'd that nothing.
Meantime the four i-starvcd families
bundled out. Old mon and babies. woman
not far from the boundary limo Of earth and
death. n few tubs. three beds n waAhsand an
accordion. a long pine table on which tobacco
stains were seen. these and few tin kitchen
implements were hurried from the dirty. I'M
kempt rooms. swept through the narrow wall
stained hall. and pitched upon cart. Then rs
the cart was slowly dragged away. the small
hut hopeful procession followed, leaving the
Marshal victorious behind.
" Como with me-" said tho Chairman Of the
EVeruil We Committee. u Bohemian, straight az
snpling, with fiery black ry" and the
bearing Of n prince; come with me AMI SEQ
whrr the bosses lodge these pooplr.' Enter
ing one Of the huge houses that form this
ncotnc hive. the Sun reporter passed
through u throng of women near the door.
They varied in years. but each wore II look OF
intense desire ms IL her f'ttc was In some sense
the consid ration of tho day. Onn woman, not
less than - years " age. with blue handker-
chisl over the brown wig that but partially con-
ccalrd t'lr silver covering Of horVncrablc head,
was holding in her shriv,lled nrms mild-faced
babe in a ilanncl hood aud dirty white boots.
Sh" looked the picture of despair, and respect
iuiiy conrt"sicd NJ we passed With her were
three or four Bohemian women warmly clad
all wearing short woollrn frorks and heavy
shoes Ih"ir tongues wnggl"d vOluby. and the
Marshal was their chosen theme.
Twrnty-four families occupied this house.
Opening on" of the doors We found suite OF
three little rooms The following diagram IL
Illustrates the impossibility OF light ventilation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27
HEApT ROBBERY or SILKS.
Capt. Eakins Of tho Finh Precinct Astonishcd
$4,000 Worth or Property Missing.

The extensive rnitcd States bonded ware
house. 3d. Al. and 10 Vcstry street. was entered
by burglars yesterday morning and robbed OF
n largo quantity of French silks consigned by
Guinct. the manufacturer. to his agent. VIM IL.
DE- Forrest of 2i3 Broomc street.
IL IL supposed that the burglars gained access
20 ~ Ncstry street aud tunnclled through the
brick partition on the third floor into No. Al.
They made good-siled mole between tho two
buldin 10y removing the bricks. The burglars
had plenty Of time in which to operate, as they
opened eight cases % goods and left the con-
fonts iindisturhcd They stole 1903 pieces Of silk.
valued at about $4,000.
The police bel, We that their entrance TO the
warehouse was effected between midnight md
daSbreuk yesterday morning, IA there il no
watrhman on duty at the place between those
hours. The warehouse prOprictOrs and the poo
lice failed to report the robbery to Custom
House Superintendent Russell. as is required
Inv luU
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27

and somq from Europe. but independent Of all
thu the Union has funds sufficient TO meet tho
demand upon II for three months TO come. A
new feature IA the arres. and heavy fine OF
the cigar pickcts. and rs yet no way has been
thought OF by which the cigar-fcd policemen
can be compelled to leave the uuict and unde-
monstratvc pickcts unmolcstcd Tho com.
inittee Mt present pay tho fines but hopo. ere
long. to evadc tho policemen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27
DITOIfCI.D.

BRl CE In the city ut New York on the 24th day d
NuN,ubrr l-11. by The ZION Gilbert NJ ~reir. Judge q
The Supcroi Court, Ella NJ Bruce irom William W.
Bruce Cause. aiults
ruRN In uepN ut New YORK. On the 2lth day
eli NuNtmhrr. 1877 ~ ths Hon Richard / lnrremOre,
judge a. the Court n Common Pleas Julia corn from
Emanuel corn. cause. adultery
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27

Arrived-MospAr Nov. %.
= Denmark. Williams London.
- New York ON. IS. Nrw Orleans
- sln Jacintu Hazard. savannah.
S-WyHnukc. Couch Richmond.
s. llattrras. MhilOt Norfolk
= hansiactur. louc- " iimlugtou. g
- = Knight, thi, -ier GeOigctoNn. ID G.
= Cotton. Griiln, A~iinwall
s. city at Chester, nhi1tH Liverpool.
- Scotia Garvti. Palermo.
= santiago de Cuba. cruwel. Charlie ston.
snip Richard Robin sni. smith. Antwerp.
BARS larra Narrr bayoS'u. barcelona.
btrk ,iiu-epp. taiurro tHpurro, Falmouth.
Rirk Pamela. Luni. bnug Kong
BARK Rotht say. Joe rsel. London.
Bark Gazalie. Me ponuid DcinerarH
Bark Area. Iauhrn Gluute ~ier.
Brig Etrhc. Lindsay. Puerto CAbcllo
Aiso tie usua uvcr ami r1t.twisr vezsais.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27

What's tho matter? ! hnye catarrh Then
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27

Janns Cockhurn Of PA Sixth street. Jersey
CitV. tell down he coal shutr IN the Delaware, Licka-
wanna and " r.tctn Railroad Company yards AZ mi
nsh on sunday. and died yesterday morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27

u 4 Oan =, "Tlstrl,sa" Cot Liver OH
v I jam na Will Cherry sold by d"ss-is D,pol
40. bowcry ado
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27
Euslnrss lciitrs.


GAFF FiFiSgtiMANN 4 co.'s
COMPRESSED VAST
Tho genuine arl, he.iS our trad mark and sigma
ture. tn which We invite spec tai att ntnn
For Buckw heat cases. ttN tAtI. fl-El~NHMANN A
CO.'S CVmurc s,ei Nc ..f
Buv you~ Hats from Hurke. 2Ii broadway.
style and sNture IN .urna->'d Pine Sik Hat. -.
The Best Remedy for Children while Teeth.
Mr.. MlN~Lun'> soothing rap.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27
MARINE INTELLIGENCE

MINIATURE AtwANAc-rHrs nav
sun rises ni SetS... 4 30 Moon rises II 3.
Hf.i wArtk-rIis
sandy Hook IL ~ Gov Island 81 Hell Oate... o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27

DRoPsY There is no disease In which the
Peruvian syrup has achieved greater wonders than IN
fIOlaN. 80
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-08
Letter From Master Of Stats Grange.

To the Editor Of the Kansas Farmer !:
Under existing circumstances. and
in view of the very generally express
ed desire of unaffiliated members, to
be restored to good standing in our
order, and to membership in some SUBJ
ordinate grange, it becomes necessary
to make known and publish for the
benefit of those interested, and for the
information and guidance of all subor-
dinate oranges in the State, the follow
ing, to wit:
First-Members who have become
unafiiliated by reason of the suspen-
sion or revocation of charter of any SUBJ
ordinate grange, can join any other
grange in the following manner. to
wit: They win first ascertain and pay
into the treasury of the State Grange,
through the State Secretary, the
amount due them respectively,to their
subordinate grange, at the time of
such suspension or revocation of char
ter, together with fee of twenty-five
cents. The Secretary of the State
Grange will then issue TO each mem.
Der so reporting q certificate of the
fact that his grange has ceased to exist;
that the member was in good stand
ing at the time of its suspension, and
was either clear of the books or has
since paid his arrearage TO the State
Grange, which said certificate shall, in
all cases, entitle the holder thereof to
all the rights and privileges secured to
any member by dimit, and will be
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-08
Is Wheat Culture Declining I?

One of the questions which presents
itself 10 millers, and others interested
in wheat, is whether there is decline
in the wheat crops of the past few
years as compared with the crops of
the earlier periods in the history of
our agriculture. Many have asserted,
on what apparently seemed good
grounds, that while the aggregate
amount of wheat was greater now
than formerly, the relative quantity,
or number of bushels per capita, is
decreasing, and will soon be adequate
TO supply only the home demand. The
method by which these conclusions
have been reached is falacious in the
extr eme, and consists in taking the
best crops of former years and COM
pairing them with the poorer ones, or
the failures" of later times. OF
course the only correct way is to take
the average two series of years, and
compare each average with the num-
Der of inhabitants. On our basis of
calculation it is easily demonstrated
that our wheat production Is constant
ly and steadily increasing. In 1919
the whole crop amounted to 100000
900 bushels; in 1859 it reached 173, 000,-
600 bushels; and in 1869 it was 2S7,-
100000 bushels. according to the
population, AS bushels were produced
per capita in 1889, 5.5 in 1859, and 7.46
in 1869. This last crop was an excep-
tional one. Since then the average
has been 260,O00,o00 bushels a year, or
neaply seven bushels per capita. Our
reports furnish another means of ar
irving at the same general conclusion
that our supply of wheat is increasing.
For the past fifty years our export in
grain and flour has been equivalent to
1862 ,000 900 bushels. OF this immense
quantity, only l7S, 900 bushels were
exported up to the year 1850, while in
the year 1874 alone, 100000 bushels
were shipped to foreign countries. In
whatever way we view the question
we see the same result-a large, abso-
lutte, as well as relative increase in our
supply of breadstuffs. When we take
into consideration the fact that popu-
lation increases in the United States
more rapidly than elsewhere, and find
that nevertheless more wheat is raised
for each person now than formerly,
we can well say that this is the most
argument yet adduced to
prove the correctness of Henry G. Ca
rey's theory, that sustenance increases
faster than population.-American
Miller.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-03-08
The Corn Crop.

The economic value of corn as food
for man is moderated Wheat is the
dearest grain food consumed by man
kind and when the comparative value
and cheapness OF the different grains
is more thoroughly understood the
singular fact will be developed that
there is as much caste in food as in
the human race that is supported by
it. Scarcity and high cost of wheat
will eventually force nations and indl-
yiduals to learn that the moral and
financial elevation of the masses de-
ponds upon the substitution of some
food material, cheaper than wheat
and bearing nearer proportions to the
reduced scale of wages now prevalent
the world over. When the conyen-
tional necessities of life increase in
cost and the laborer's wages are d.
minished, then suffering and discon-
tent ensue. The following COMPARE
son will show that corn, as well as
oats, is cheaper food than wheat: Oats
contain 1891 per cent. nourishment;
corn, r. so per cent, and wheat 14.06
per cent. Taking present Boston mar
ket quotations and each pound of
nourishment from oats, at So l-2 cents
per bushel costs 9.35 cents: from corn
at 81 cents per bushel, each pound
costs 9.75 cents; while from wheat, at
$1.70 per bushel, each pound of nuiri-
ment costs 20.61 cents.
The corn crop of the United States
equals the wheat crop of the civilized
world, while forty per cent. of the lat
ter cannot raise sufficient for their
own wants. The deficiency in the
United States wheat crop for 1876 ex-
ceeded the entire export of 1875, while
our exports of wheat in 1875 were TO-
100000 bushels less than that of 1874,
showing that wheat cannot be claimed
as sole dependence for the rapidly
increasing population of the world.
Corn must, before many years, be con-
sumed as a partial substitute, at least,
for wheat, and the better the quality
of the grain aud the more perfect the
process of preparing it for food, the
quicker will come the enlarged de-
mand. This is in part confirmed by
the fact that our exports of 1876 were
three per cent. of our whole crop.
while for the twelve preceding years
they averaged emily one per cent. of
the corn roduced.-Amcrlcd Cult
rator.