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Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

day. and transported to England at cost
the American coast.
The Argentine Republic is new ex.
porter of wheat. though Chilli has been
known in that line to Americans since it
supplied the first miners in California;
but the Republic contains GOO, 900 square
miles and less than 5000, 900 people, and
is increasing its grain product with aston.
ishing rapidity. Between 1850 and 1876
the exports increased more than four fold
in quantity and six fold in value. Yet
wheat was scarcely mentioned In them be.
fore 1875. Then the development became
surprisingly rapid. Six extensive rail.
road lines are in operation. and the scenes
as they advance upon the plains are much
like those seen in the opening of farms
and building of towns along the various
Pacific railways. Over $100,000,000 of
British capital have been invested in
few years. and 10000 Scotch and Irish
have located in single state of the Re-
public. In a report to the home govern
ment on their condition the Irish, seven
years ago, returned the sheep owned by
them at 30,000.000.
Australians possibilities of wheat export
are epually uuueteTIulneu, DuJ kloWu 10
be immense. OF northwestern Canada, it
is hardly possible to assign a limit that
'will seem reasonable. Last year fine
wheat was grown in the valley of Peace
river in latitude So; the plains of the
Saskatchewan have long been proved
capable of heavy yield, and in the
small province of Manitoba are 10000
square miles of land not surpassed in
the world for unbroken fertility and capa.
BILE of producing as high an average of
wheat as the best lands of Minnesota and
Dakota. The wheat is of the hard Scotch
Fyffe" variety, greatly sought after by
the millers of England and usually bring.
ing few cents more per bushel than
wheat grown farther south. In short, it
may confidently be stated that with the
introduction of American plows and reap.
ers, the present wheat growing countries
of the world could, in very few years,
increase their exports more than FIVE foldl
And this leaves entirely out of the &C
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29
popularity aS

RIB ,xhaot Jis,r;ats %. or LmL monLp
+. ,oH- N''' N'o 49, ..oU ~ wi
III iooo .ne range was $l;s0 10 *l:so, ana
IN iooo $l'so 10 yI.oo' ana the decline was
ourio9usiy colnciqent WIN the dechmng
yleiu per acre; IN ioo4 there was crop
eAceealng al previous Hn. experience, yet
prices .ose' ana IN 1000 ana 1910 1alrly
eoou crops sofa at the hlghest prices ever
reaii@eu; Even on goio OASIS prices
were Phenomenaliy high. me largest
croP, ProPortionea 10 population, ever
proouceo III 'he Cniteo states was IN 1919;
yet prices ranged ~ per cent. hlgher than
WIG preoeuhs year, anu Hisher Ihan III
any supsequels !sar MIN one exception >,
Ane dFpea' VI .ne DrlIish corn laws
Ia to4o' Vi course, gave an impulse 10
1AnerIcan exports, anu oy iooo the 1orelgn
market became somewhat important; yet
t'le tC 'na o o. az agrrCuitural exports was
out Siso'oso;ooo Inc growth thereafter
was remarkaoly Eegular-the Crlmean war
nAAing 10 susn uinerehce as Is generally
supposed anu .ne american .a' ,sHa ciyil war
maKlng very ntIe-tlI 1913, then the
"heat export from the united States be-
gan 10 increase with rapldlty that set
az former calculations at naught, rising
I'LL IT'S volume exceeded $2OO, OOO,OC per
year, rising Till in nine years the total ex
ceeded that of all previous years since the
republic was established, and the favor
able balance Of trade" thus created went
| near to $1,000, 000, O00l In 1889, in.
elusive, one-fourth Of the total exports
| from the United States were of wheat
and flour, and the grand aggregate NAV
| be set in round numbers at 200 600 600
bushels. 1t was the farmers wheat that
made specie resumption easv and created
the .,aush times" Of 1S70- S3 Aud thon
began that extraordinarv develonment IN
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

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Incidentally it may be well to contrast
this with the very limited area for corn
(maize). In all Europe the area suitable
for maize scarcely equals that of the
smallest western state - Indiana. In
America the area of corn growing, with
any good result, is certainly less than
half that of wheat. In India corn can be
grown, but only under favorable circum
stances. Of Australia and the Argentine
Republic the same may be said. Wheat
is grown with ease and in enormous quan.
titles without irrigation, in such regions
as California where not drop of rain
falls from May till October; but corn,
never. In short, it may with confidence
be affirmed that the possible corn lands of
the world are not one fifth probably not
one tenth) the possible wheat lands, and
that the great central belt Of American
states, from the line of southern Tenncs-
see to that of northern Indiana, have in
this an advantage not threatened as are
the wheat growers to the north or the
cotton growers to the south of them. The
export Of cotton from India has already
reached 100000 bales.
In the hurry burly of American politics,
from the panic of 1873 to the boom" of
1S79-S1, and the heated discussions of
soft money" and hard money" no one
observed the tremendous forces working
in Europe to help out" the Americans;
yet it is a fact that in those years the Old
World was literally compelled to return
much of the gold exported during the
civil war, and a moiety of the bonds ex
ported after the war; in payment for food
supplies. 1t was fact, conclusively proved
before parliamentary commission, that
the five years of 1S13-79 inclusive, were
the worst FIVE years ever known in the
history of British agriculture, and that
England and France together had to i'm.
port in that period over $1,000, coo, coo
worth of grain. Sir James Card summar-
ICES the testimony taken by the commits.
sion very carefully, and demonstrates
that the British farmers lost 500.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

The St. Louis National Bank has de.
cided to the great surprise of the PEG.
pie in that city, and particularly the
government officials, to close its gov.
eminent account, on the ground that
the business has ceased to be profitable,
The obe.Democrat, of Wednesday,
says in this connection: The bank
has been the United States depository
in this city for period of twenty
years, and during that time has han
died great deal of money. 1t will
now withdraw its $500 900 in I.2
per cents, and sell them, fine premium
being very large, the market stand
ing at 1903 I.2, though the bonds have
but three years to run. The bushes:
Of the bank, outside OF this, will bt
precisely what it is now, and its of
fcers say they take this action simpl
because, instead of deriving a profit
it is costing them money to look afte
it. The change in the business hs
been very great.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

allied the fact that they no longer hold
the controlling forces in the wheat mar
kets of the world. Russia and Hungary
they had long recognized as standing
rivals in the markets of western Europe;
but between 1878 and 1884 enormous sup.
plies of the great cereal began to pour in
from India and Australia, northwestern
Canada and the Argentine Republic. Of
all these India excited the most astonish-
ment. The western world had long looked
upon it as worn out land and its people
as effete; the export of $4,000 bushels of
wheat one year was noted in the Ameri.
can papers as curiosity. and that of
1900, 900 bushels in 1875 as phenome.
non. But the next year midas export
was 4 ,000000 bushels, and then, save in
the famine years of 1S7S-79, it doubled
and trebled year by year, till in 1882 it
reached the enormous aggregate of 81.
600, 900 bushels, completely setting at
naught all the market calculations of the
western world.
The American farmer had already had
puzzling experience with wheat. Down
to 1916 that cereal had followed the
usual law of being cheap when the crop
was large, and vice versa and so much
do habits of mind control most men that
it has taken forty years experience to
show that wheat is marked exception
to that rule. Only one year since 1916
has an enormous crop in the United
States conceded with a very low price,
and only once very poor crop with a
very high price; in every other case the
best crop years have been the best price
years. The explanation is simple as
rule when there is very favorable sea-
son on one side of the globe, there is
rather unfavorable one on the other; and
since 1916 the price of wheat in western
Europe has fixed the price in America.
Of this paradox, that increased supply
does not decrease prices, few instances
may be cited. The year 1854 was memor-
able in the Ohio valley for the largest
wheat crop ever produced down to that
time and for drought that reduced the
corn crop below the demand for home
consumption. When. therefore, 81 q
bushel was offered in the west in July, it
was naturally attributed to the scarcity of
corn; but wheat went on rising till it
reached $3.50 in New York city and
corresponding price in the Ohio valley.
In 1856 the range in New York was from
$1:96 to $2.S and the Crimean war was
popularity assigned as the sole cause. But
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

Up to Oct. Mr.. Cleyeland's ad.
ministratlon has applied $a9o,9e4,51S
to the extinction of the national debt.
From April to October $S1,oa3,a49
OF 4 and a I.2 per cents were pur.
chased at premium Of $I4,SIo.77S.
Because the premium was not raised
above 80, and the bonus to the bond
holders greatly enlarged, Gen. Harri.
son accuses Mr.. Cleveland of "nursinp
the surplus" The people should
have no difficulty in determining
which party is the nursing mother o.
excessive texation. Louis Post.
Dispatch, Dem.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

Under Grover Cleveland the divis.
ion between North and South has
been obliterated, the soreness that re.
manned in some portions has disap.
peared. There are now neither South.
erners nor Northerners found any lon
ger, but citizens of the great Union, pa.
triots who would be willing to lay down
their lives in defence of the Union
Hebrew Standard.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

Col. r. NJ. Pulsifer left insurance
policies aggregating $25o,ooo. These
are in the New York Equitable, $loo,'
900; New York Life, $Ioo, 900; Mas.
sachusetts Mutual, SEQ, 1000; Penn Mu.
tual, $4,000; New York Mutual, $15,.
900; Northwestern, $1,000. The loss.
es will be paid, the agents say.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

Boycotting will not do in this en-
lightened land, but the manufacturer
who bulldozes his workmen into vot.
ing a ticket to which they are opposed
richly deserves to lose his patrons. -
Louisville Courier. Journal.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29
WACO, TEXAs, OCTOBER 20, 1888.

Amelie Rives Chanler is under con.
tract to write story for New York
weekly, for which she is to receive
$1,000.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

The new Duchess of Marlborough,
formerly Mrs. Hamersley, ofNew York
has created quite sensation in Lon.
don by inviting Lady Colin Campbell
to visit her at Blenheim Palace. Lady
Colin Campbell, it will be remember.
ed, figured last year in an interesting
divorce suit in which the Duke OIL
Marlborough was summoned as one Of
the. correspondents. She is nc
longer received in the best Lon.
don society, and consequently
the Dowager Deuchess of Marl'
borouSh is highly incensed at the
fact of her being invited as guest a,
Blenheim.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

Henry Guest, a wealthy farmer,
living a few miles from Wilmington,
Del, was robbed Of $4,000 on Wed.
nesday afternoon last by three men
who went to his place to buy it. He
drew the money out of bank to put up
as a forfeit against the sale of his
place, which was to have been con.
summated on the following day. The
men met him on his way back from
bank, and inducing him to show his
money, they snatched it and drove
off.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

1t takes IS I.2 columns OF fine
type in the New York Tribune to de.
scribe the assembly districts and pre-.
cincts and voting places. Some of the
latter have queer surroundings. Bar
bers' shops are common, and almost
every variety Of trade is named as oc.
cupying the premises, not excepting
the undertakers' calling. A dress
makers store will be used for the polls
in one precinct.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29
MANS CIIIEFEST STAFF.
OWED BY BIG WHEAT CROPS.
How tho Wheat Raising Districts Of the
World Arc Distributed Over the Earths
Surface and How 1t Is Raised In DIFF.
fcrent Lands.

EAT is produced in
more countries and eli.
mates than any other
food grain. and American
for,narS boya lafolv ra
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-29

Warn knrnitnrl I'm
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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-08

raty, ''you belong to us. Go into that
back room and take good bath, and
TIE sergeant will fit you out with a
uniform. Get rid of your citizens
clothes, for you cannot keep them.
You can sell them if you wish, but get
rid of them. You may keep your un-
derclOthes, as it will save you the eX-
pense of buying underclothes
from the government. Remember this,
you are not obliged to stay
around here during the day, but can call
on your friends or tramp around to your
hearts content, but you must report
here at dusk and sleep in the cot back
there. to which the sergeant will assign
you. You will have three good meals a
day at the American house, and tins
programme will be observed until | send
you away"
Now" said the captain, turning to
the GLOBE man. THAT man belongs TO
Uncle Sam for five long years."
"What wages will he get?"
Thirteen dollars per month for the
first two years; Sl4 a month for the
third year; Sl5 for the fourth year, and
SO the last year of his enlistment. At
the end of the five years, if he re-enliStS
inside of thirty days, he starts out at the
rate of SIS per month, and so on. | have
been recruiting officer for years and
believe that st. Paul will be one of the
best points for recruiting station"
"Why sO?''
For the reason that all the old sol
dierS who are discharged from Western
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-08
ApHF. &eRRATT

"MOrnin', cap" he said, making
Rough attempt at salute; this young
feller tells me as how L kin belong to
the war;
80 you can if you are of age and can
pass the examination" replied the genial
captain, with broad grin.
We'll, cap, better take squint at me
and see."
Look here, young fellow" said Capt.
Gerraty, You are in too much of rush.
just sleep over this tonight. Come
around tomorrow and if you are of the
same mind I'll enlist you," and the
captain told him what soldiers life
really is.
Nothing daunted, he appeared bright
and early the next morning ready to be-
come a soldier, while through his mind
fitted visions of himself in blue, and
what his folks and sweetheart Sally
would say could they see him.
''NOw. young fellow, lets take a look
at you,' and Capt. Gerraty ordered him
TO strip stark naked and examined him
thoroughly for physical infrmities, but
found none. Then sergeant stepped
up to the candidate and pressed the lobe
OF his left ear into the cavity. Standing
several feet behind him, Capt. Gerraty
pronounced several sentences in an or
dlnary tone of voice, and the youth was
obliged to repeat them as he understood
them. This was test for deficiency in
hearing, but the fellow repeated the
sentences all right, and they passed
on to the next test. Standing
several feet away in front of
the candidate, the sergeant held
before him a card containing a
collection of figures and letters of diff
ferent sizes. Capt. Gerraty placed his
hand over the candidates left eye, COM
pelling him to read from the card with
his right, and the experiment was re-
peated with the left eye while the right
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-08

special order inStructing us to be par
tlcularly cautious not to enlist minors.
This has been great source of annoy
ance to the secretary of war. Yes, S,crim-
inalS make the army a resort to escape
from the punishment for crimes they
have committed, but we are also on the
lookout for that class of people. But
then, you see, they are very slick and
smart, and often escape our vigilance
and are sworn in. If, however, we find
out they have committed some crime in
civil life, the government will turn them
if they commit crime while in the
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Talking about these impulsive peo-
pie" said Capt. Gerraty, Il remember
distinctly sitting in the Office one day,
when in walked handsome, we'll
dressed young man apparently about
twenty-five years of age. His clothes
were of the latest style cut, and besides
the elegant diamond stud, another stone
in a ring glittered on his finger. Every
thing about him bore evidence that the
young man moved in the highest walks
of life. He looked rather down in the
mouth, and told me he wanted to enlist.
was greatly surprised, and thinking it.
rather an extraordinary case, | told him
to take a week to think over it. Back
he came at the end of the week, and
much against my will he was sworn in.
He got rid Of his citizens clothes, how
| don't know, but donned his uniform
and took up his quarters at the
post. What l had surmised came
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-08
tions of lace. over a crimson underskirt

tiOps of lace, over crimson underskirt,
and ornaments of jetted passementerie.
The satin bodice is cut in the DirectOire
style and Ornamented with insertion
stripes OF black lace over crimson, the
sleeves being arranged to correspond.
High Oh the shoulders two smart bows
of crimson silk and lace are placed, with
very pretty effect. The arrangement of
the skirt is very striking, the train being
of crimson silk, and the fiat coat-shaped
DirectOire sides are of black satin. At
the back is the customary long sash
SEE THE COUPLE PICTURED ABOVE.
with two wide ends.
Plain faille Is chosen for demi-trained
dresses in pretty shades of Suede color,
old rose, ,GObelin blue and golden brown,
and the trimming is gold passementerie
or gold embroidery on canvas ground,
made up in sets of garniture, with plaS-
trOn OF vest and epauletteS for the cor
sage and borders or side bands for the
skirt. A charming dress to be worn in
Washington is of Suede-cOlOred faille,
with single breadth draped in front of
with side bands of gilt wrought ON can
vas, widening at the top to meet OIL the
tournure above the full short demi-
train. The basque has the pointed neck
draped like fichu, with pale-blue China
crepe in soft folds at the top and cross
ing on the bust with V and epaulettes
OF the garniture, also bands on the
elbow sleeves.
The most previous and immediate
spirit of this present age seem to drift
into the ranks of the district messenger
force.
A murky old Christmas has this been
for Mrs. COmtit, sweet thing in women
of forty and fancy. Mrs. Comfit is i'm
pressiOnable, always nurses secret
passion and is always getting into
trouble thereby. There is Mr.. Comfit,
a banker, who plods and pays, and is
home so little he fails to see much that
his neighbors are talking about. Mrs.
Comfit has had variety of tiirtatiOns
the past year, mostly with impecuniOus
young men, who, benefited by the soft
ness of the foolish matron for time,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-08
IL~ANT TO SEE THE GP/N~

true true; &C One 10 day " ot,,os carriage age
a yelled lady alighted and entered my
office. She was very handsome young
girl, richly dressed. Addressing me
she said:
''Are you the captain?"
Eyes, Miss" | answered.
SIS there young gentleman here by
the name of Harry --?"
eyes, Miss, there is.''
''What do you know of him?'' she
asked, nervously.
Nothing, Miss, except that he has
enlisted in the United States army for
period of five years"
''She gave Shrek, and thought she
would faint, but, recovering, she said ::
'Oh, sill, you will let him go, won't
you?"
"No, Miss" I replied, "there is moth
ing to be done. He must serve five
years before he can be free.'
"Well, she sat down and gave way to
her tears. pitied the girl, but there
was nothing that could be done. While
she was deep in her misery, called in
young Harry. Truth to tell he looked
quite handsome in his uniform, and
when he stepped into the room, he was
composed. dye see, for | had put him
on l sat down and Harry advanced a
step.
II beg your pardon, captain, did you
not send for me?" he asked without
looking at his sweetheart.
At the sound of his voice she sprang
to her feet.
Harry" she cried, and then dror-
ping into her chair at sight of the plain,
old uniform, covered her face and cried,
chow could you do it?'
Glow could do it?'' he sternly re-
piled, "Well, whose fault is it?''
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-08

vi IHIhI 'lllIRl!ll sIigLH lGIlI-nt' since.
'ShO, now, wonder il that means me"
he remarked, with i doubtful air. as he
stopped to gaze again, and playfully
scratched his of year.
Say, partner" he blurted out TO the
good looking young soldier, who ap-
peared in the doorway just then. ''be
you one of them fellerS as belongs to the
war?''
YES" replied the man in blue, re-
pressing smile. I'm a CORPORAL
'Sho, you don't say SQuaring off
and regarding the corporal with look
of admiration.
"Nes, and You can belong too if you
can pass the examination" said the cor
pOral. with a grin.
''Ah, go on" and he took an eager
step towards the entrance; ''kin l wear
them fangleS you've got on there, and
hev stripes down my legS?"
THAT what said, but come up stairs
and see the captain" and the green
youth was soon uShered into the pres
ence of the recruiting officer of the
Seventeenth United States infantry.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-08

liSse with beautiful effect; linked oval
rings, Greek keys, blocks and small
flowers such as marguerites and pam
sizes, are favOrite designs for brOcades
of one color, while for the pOmpa-
dOur brOcadeS ere garlands of flowers,
wreaths, vines and bouquets of natural
hues. The large designs of leaves and
flowers, forming single stripe in one
width, OF, at most, two stripes, are the
favOrite brOcadeS for older ladies: with
these are MORE grounds, or else the de-
sign is of satin, sunk in surface of
thickly-repped faille. Mistletoe boughS
and polite society permitted it's girls
and women to be kissed under the
shrub in the quite English fashion.
They are in a lovers quarrel, as can
plainly be seen. What about? Well,
they were at a Christmas dance. Mis-
tletoe had abOunded. The girl had
been kissed half to death.
Had pleasant EVENING"" said he,
when they were mOmentarily alone.
''Ecstaticr said she.
''What are you pOuting for?'
Cant help it. My lips are swollen
"Eh?'
Eyes. Kissing has done it, and"
"You said you had good time"
III COURSE.
Then he got mad and they turned
their backs, as | have pictured them.
[ have been keeping to the last some
of the most majestic dinner gowns, and
1 feel that words fail me when | come
to describe the three which rank last
upon my list, but by no means least in
the matter of Importance. First, then,
Imust tell you of handsome Direc-
tOire dinner gown IN combination Of
ruby moire and black poult de sole. The
bodice and the coat-shaped sides of the
skirt are of ruby moire, the back
breadths being almost entirely hidden
by full sash of black poult de sole.
COat-pockets, cut square, and fastened
by large black buttons, are placed
on the hips. while the front of the
bodice is Ornamented with three Direc-
toire bands of black silk cord, bordered
with gold. The front of the skirt is
edged round the hem with pinked-out
ruche of silk, alternately black and red,
and the whole effect of the gown is
marvelOusly distingue. The second
gown has bodice and long train of
green velvet, the train being cut and
hung in full plaits from the waist, in a