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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24

and featureless with cables as expected
and no outside speculative interest: clos
ed duh. points advance to points de-
cline. Sales ESQ bags, including March
$9.4569.50; May $3.50. Spot Coffee-Rio
quiet; No. invoice 10 cents: jobbing
1912 cents. Mild-Quiet; Corda Is 1-29
II cents. Sales $500 bags; Maracaibo 90;
400 bags Central American 50.
Sugar-Raw steady. Refined quiet.
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Wichita. Dec. ..
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity:
Fair; colder Thursday; warmer Thursday
night and Friday.
during the past twenty-four hours the
highest temperature was So the lowest q,
and the mean a, with increasing cloud!ness
brisk to high north wind, falling tempera-
ture, and material rise In pressure.
Thus far this month the average temper
allure has been A.
For the past eight years the average tenn
peratEre for the month of December has
been IS, and for the sd day 45.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
Washing ton, Dec. 23.-Forecast for Thurs
day:
Oklahoma and Indian Territory: Fair;
but with increasing cloudiness; colder;
north winds.
Kansas: Partly cloudy weather; proba1-
bly, light local SHOWS in eastern portion
slight change In temperature; north to
east winds.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
To Those
Who Appreciate Bargains
We ask you to read the following:

We are clearing out certain lines of Oxford
Bibles They are Leather bound, with references and
without, good print and paper, and contain Maps. IL
low prices sell goods these Bibles will not be in
stock long. Here is list:
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A lot OF cloth bound Juvenile books.
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Shippers.
COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKETS

New York, Dec. neutrality-suspicious.
opened dull 5nt steady, with prices I'M
changed to 5.s,oints higher; ruled active
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Chicago Grain Markets, furnished by r.
L. BoStick. Commission Merchant, rooms
10 and l.. over Kansas National Bank, Tel
arnhnnn LIZ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-24
DRY GOODS Markets
, TIE WEATHER.

Fall River, Mass, Dec. c3.-Print
cloths dull at 2 9-16 cents.
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WICHITA Markets

Wichita, Dec. q.
CATTLE.
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ALMOST AT A HALT
STOCK MARKET SLOWS DOWN FOR
THE HOLIDAYS.

Course Of Prices Indicates a Tendency to
Even mp Contracts-Busines Moderate
and Largely Professional = Foreigners
Mostly Indifferent, and Selling Late in
the Day-Anthracite Shares Well Sup
ported - Some Recoveries around De-
livery Hour, tho Selling Movement Sub
siding-Closing Is Steady But Very Dull
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No Books exempt in our Great Cut Price Sale.
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Largest Ever Shown i'm Wichita
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
HERIFFWILKINsFRB
Years Of Slavery, and How He
Escaped.
Talks About His Dellverer Daily In
Gratitude-Gains Fifteen Pounds In
Weight Since His Rescue.

URBANA. Ohio. - [Spscial.l This Town is
greatly exercised over tho remarkable rescue OF
Sheriff X. =. wilkins from one OF the wOfst
forms OF slavery known to man, He mas IuIly
recovered from the results. OF his experlence'
and talks freely and gratefully OF his deliversr.
TODAY he said II have been q perfect slave 70
to tobacco for over twenty-five years; snoteq
fifteen cigars q day; November Ath, iast, l
bought my first boz OF No-1o- Bao from Ander-
son a Cramer. / had little faith. but 70, my
great surprise, after using part Of my third pof.
least desire for tobacco. To-day l feel better,
sleep better, think better. have gained fifteen
pounds, and not q day passes that | do not rec
ommend No-To-Bac to tobacco users VINO are
destroying their lives and vitality.
Investigation reveals that there are 900 peo-
pie In this town and surrounding country who
have been cured by MOTTO BAG.
Anderson IL Cramer were the hrxt mere 10
start the good work, Ms MIR. Anderson termed IL.
YES. we introduced No-To-Iac into this town
about three years ago. The demand at the start
sold TO n few, and to our great astonishment
every one reported q cure. Since then we have
sold hundreds Of boxes under u guarantee to
cure or refund the money, and, strange as IL may
seem. we have never had n call to refund money.
"No-To-B ac relieves the nervous irritation.
makes the use of tobacco entirely unnecessary,
and builds up and fortines the general physical
condition. "A q nerve invigorator and stimu-
liant there Is no preparation In America 70 equal
it."
Get the famous booklet Don't Tobacco Spit
and Smoke Your Life Away" written guaran-
tee, free samples mailed for the asking. Address
Don't tobacco spit and smoke your life away
Ahr
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ty les sSsd t ,ISSofbi nf. y SSs ss msn whG 9d hss ', to ted
Il suppose it's ali right" the old
lady who lad worn atrophled air during the
up with new ways, and suppose It's all right.
only Il does seem TO me IT'S dangerous. OH
s sarasd q S' soasrssn hsr b asissSSi'f from arm t Is Z ss s,si
Perhaps you think that's easy. dad said
the daughter: as she smoothed her hair and
posed; III you do, lust tryi yourselif.,,, -,
think I'll let you do the high and lofty tum-
bling for tho entire family. That ia to say.
unless gar aSvy ySSITr mother learns. too. I'm prepared
Now; dad, you behave: oh. you must see
soberly when she puts her long skirts off. She
has 70 run or hop or dance or jump.
was an exhibition on the parallel bars by Miss
Carter. The performer was n very young
lady, with golden. brown curls hanging about
her face. Her cheeks were very pink, aud her
lips were very red. and her eyes were very
bright. The reporter, particularly noticed her
putting her tongue into one OF them when the
OCCASION was q very momentous one.
The curly brown head and the trim, slim
ankles went over and under those bars with
fi;sIs MIss S and rapid baa changes HANGS and when
round after round Of appinusc.' she put GeS
tongue into her cheek harder than ever and
walked over to chair upon which a still
younger Miss Carter was perched, regarding
her, sisters exploits with rapturous eyes. The
child put her arm about the neck OF the older
girl and everybody felt like following suit.
One OF the most attractive features was the
Jig dancing by the girls. One could 1hut ones
eyes and imagine that one heard the shutfiing
Of, the darkeys' feet or the pat-pat Of some
Irish dance.
The boys and girls appeared together again
IN an exhibition of school fencing. This Is
simply a series OF pastures and motions such
rs are most common in regular fencing. In.
stead of rapiers, wooden wands are used, and
the whole action is done TO the accompani-
ment OF music. There was lao apparent differ
ence In the rapidity and force OF the boys and
CT the girls, The attitudes of the boys some
times seemed stronger perhaps. but that was
because the exceedingly full blouses and bloom
ers of the girls completely concealed all but
the most general lines OF their figures.
There could be no doubt OF the enjoyment
which both boys and girls felt in the work they
did. 1t was an unusual strain for them, some
OF the girls being on their feet most OF tho ar
ternoon. but. their interest never seemed 10
nag, nor. what was more important. their
strength. either. Before a pupil, either q
girl or u boy, Is admitted to physical culture
training, she or he IL thoroughly examined
by q physician. Blanks are furnished by the
school. and these the physician fills out and
returns TO the teacher, who Is thus prepared
to. undertake an Intelligent system Of physi.
cal training for each Individual pupil. These
blanks contain not only a statement OF the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
OLEOMARGARISE TRAPS.
After n Sale Comes aa Espiai on the Buyer,
Then IN Approach. Then m Arrest.

Persons who are conversaut with the facts
say that there have been some very curious
doings recently in connection with the arrest
and prosecution of people who are accused of
selling oleomargarine in violation of law.
There have been q good many such cases tried
within the last few weeks, and men whose
business brings them IN contact with the res
taurant and hotel keepers who have been ar
rested say that they have learned OF u rather
suggestive series of events which have pre-
coded a number of these arrests.
In the cases which have been noted this
train of circumstance began with the appear
cnce at the restaurant or hotel of a man Of
good address and persuasive manners. who
induced the eating house proprietor or his
steward to buy the olcomargarine. Whether
he sold this as butter or for what II really
the purchasers did not know what 1t really
was. In each Of the cases in point the sales-
the sale was made. and the oleomargarire was
delivered; II couple OF other men..the same
ones in all cases appeared at the eating house;
another man Put IN an appearance. lie also
was the same man In all cases.
lie asked To see the proprietor.
Il have reason TO know he would say. THAT
agents for the State Dairymen's Association
is believed to be oleomarGarine. They have
sent these samples to Albany to be tested. II
Noh b'lA nohb " NV Ahlo thouoANa 4 tlilh \
could fix the matter for you"
In the cases known the persons approached
have refused to do business with this man.
After another length OF time had elapsed.
which in some cases was u month. an officer APP
peared with a warrant and took tho accused
man to court. In court there was nothing for
the accused to do but to plead guilty, and
either pay the fine or 20 to Jail. Here, again.
in one case that was quoted, there seemed to
he some underground wires that could he ma
nipulated. In this case u man was fined S25,
with an alternative Of spending five days in
Jail. After the sentence had been imposed a
LAWYER approached the man.
"l on don't want to pay SD or spend five
DAYS in jailG'' he said. II think | can arrange
matters so that you can save your money and
get OF with a sentence OF one day in Jail. What
do YOU think about it,
But I don't wan! to go to Jail for one day.
Not to save sos or $50"
Oh. that's all right. All you will have TO
do will he to sit here in the back room from
now about IL O'clock until 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon. That counts for one day In iail."
".All right" said the man. and the lawyer
presumably fixed matters. as he had suggested
that he could. At 1 O'Clock the lawyer came
To him and said he was "A free man. and the
man gave him $40.
The law of 1894 absolutely prohibits the
sale Of any lmitatlan of Lutter, so that tho
original criminal IN Lnrse cases Is the man
who approaches tho eating house proprietor
and afterward gives MN away"
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physical characteristics OF the pupil himself,
but also q record or his immediate family, so
far as Vital statistics go. In this way cases
OF special need and those which require special
care are known at once TO the teacher, who
governs herself accordingly.
The last thing on the programme OF this
novel demonstration day was a general dance
In which there avs a comical mlngling OF ex-
tremes. The young men In high collars and
spring suits came down out Of the balcony
and valued with the fair athletes In biouses
and boomers. The boy Rymnasts. in decollet6
flannel shirts, whirled about with girls I'm
elaborate hats and gowns. II looked as fla
gymnasium or two had got mixed up with tho
Easter parade, and. for the first time, dad"
This Is something like dancing" She OK
claimcsl 10 her partRer, No skirts 10 Irin
over, and no fear Of ANYBODY stepping on your
gown! Ma tight" and then she checked
herself and FLUSHED. There are things not
mentioned even at y CO. demonstration day.
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The Varied Trame r h streets.

We may meet in our own block the wagon OF
the undertaken, all black, running part. body.
and top, and with a silver plate upon the side
and drawn by a black horse; but we might
never see there the wagon of tho casket and
comm manufacturer; that we meet In the buster
streets. and one might walk the streets OF the city
for years and never notice it. for there is moth
others except that it il built with n
deeper body; but once his attention IL
fixed he will meet them often. lie can scarcely
walk up broadway without meeting one or
more going about their business just Ike the
thousands OF other wagons and trucks that go
TO make up the tratiic Of the street; and the oh
server comes TO know them. Just as he has long
known ana distinguished, by color or by some
other marking or characteristic, many other
wagons familiar In the city,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03

nastics, not even II that permitted them TO SEQ
other mems daughters engaged In the same
pursuit. Bot how about younger menu Some
OF the boys who were to taKe part had very
perceptible moustaches. but, of course, they
were only schoOlboys. Was there an embargo
put on the young man from the outsider Not
. bit OF IL! Tney were there In high collar,
and spring necktIes. and you could have used
their creased extremities for cutting the leaves
OF a magazine. They were immaculate. They
were unrutficd as TO raiment, but their nerves
we're evidently a bit shaky at first.
Ono could scarcely blame them. II was
their co,gymnastio debut, and they were pre-
patronizing mods from their small sisters in
boomers and had ,bGshlnGly responded To
equally nonch,alant bows from other and older
girls, also in boomers, they began TO recover
their comDosure.. There had been no reason
for parting with 1t In the first place. The &C
only one fault, and that Is not lack OF nloIesty.
The girls wear low, heelless shoes OF canvas
almost to the knee. Aside from. that one
form divine II one had no knowledge OF II eI,
there Tie ~ is 'G no use : taking ak ~ h'E Suck sSSm a s%is Is s1 mot
calculated to make one appear beautiful, hut
Snything more truly modest could not possibly
or course, dad" In the front row and all
The start, The girls asked i"t them Sn1" long aE' AZ. ss
how they liked IN boomers" Consequent.
Is they could throw themselves without any
hesitation into the spirit Of the occasion. They
kept time with their feet and stretched their
plauded at every pause, When daughter"
passed in the frequent march around the
room, dad" alwAyr, hal u word OF commendA'
ton To give her as she went by.
They deserved, commendation. those girls.
an error Of any kind. Their director is Mrs.
Margaret stanton Lawrence. who, by the way,
ls "A daughter OF Elizabeth Cady stanton.
Mrs Lawrence contesses 10 a great liking for
boys, hut says, nevertheless, that II Is more
~ a pleasure To work with ito girls. he iSuse
"fOI will notice" said Mrs. Lawrence.
that In the heavy work the boys do better
because they are. stronger. Then, TOO. they
have the added advantage OF longer training,
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were privileged to attend these demonstra.
lions always wondered why the legs of the
parallel bars and tho leather horse were not
put into boomers. They were the one blot
upon an otherwise beautiful record. But,
then, men were not admitted, 80 that one was
able to look at these ironclad, but otherwise
unadorned. members without blushing.
After attending these punotilious affairs
and being brought up on a Berkeley Lyoeum
regime-one doesn't even speak OF q man at q
Berkeley ladies' day-th thu demonstration at tho
Teachers College was a revelation. Here hob
nobbed in a corner tho pretty girls in the
blouses and boomers. while alongside Of them
was a tangle Of bare arms and necks, red shirts,
and sweaters. The boys and girls were going
TO demonstrate togetherl Luckily the build
ing is IL new one. without traditions, without
prejudices. Otherwise It would probably have
shuddered to its very foundations. But every.
body seemed to take IL all quite calmly. To
DO sure. both boys and girls were much more
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
Lost by Nins,y Seconds.

A very remarkable thing happened yesterday.
Senator stewart spnke for fifteen minutes
Without mentioning the crime Of 10"
The perslstcnCy with which Mr.. Stewart
harps upon this topic has led tho correspondent
I'M the press gallery to wager with each other
AS To the nunller Of minutes which will elapsc
before THE Grim ~ ~" bobs To the surface
when the Nevada Senator is making a speech.
Yesterday Mr.. Stewart followed senator Cor
man.
within fifteen minutes said one newspaper
man 10 the other.
HE bet was raFe.ly taken and both mon
waited. Five minutes passed., ten minutes went
lis, twelve minutes, and al iu,t fifteen minute,
aud still The crIlnc ot''j Vas uniaent,oned. The
bel was lost,
Al sixteen and n half minutes the familiar
words dropped FROM senator stewards llps lie
WAS q mlnLte and q AG'f !a,e.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
THENEw VA YJNG PENSIONS.
Desigaed 60 Protect Pensioners and to Have
Its First Trial on Tuesday.

Z ElFht "a oh csuhy
The first payment Of pensions under the new
United States law which provides that the pen-
sioners' vouchers shall be sworn to before some
authorized officer. and must not be acknowl-
edged at the agencies. will be made on Tuesday.
The new law has caused some bewilderment
among tho pensioners, many OF whom do not
understand 1t. Heretofore 1t has been the GUS
tom for tho pensioners to swear to their vOuch-
ers before the agents. They then received their
checks at the agencies. This is changed by the
new law. which is intended to prevent the pen
sinners from going To the agencies AT all:
The law WAS enacted by the present Congress-
In order TO remedy an evil that has attracted
the attention OF all tho agents, ana It's purpose
is to protect the Governments wards. Under
the old law il was necessary for the pensioner
To 90 to the agency In the morning. be sworn,
present his voucher, and, hang around until II
Under these circumstances many or the PEN
sioners went to the agency at sundown on tho
day previous to tho one of aymen No matter
what tho weather was they stayed on the side
walks about tho agency. all night, walking
around and drinking 70 Keep awake. In the
and in some cases under the influence Of liquor.
When they received their checks II was an easy
matter for .sharpers 70 induce Them to get the
cash, and In not a few instances pensioners
went home On the evening OF payment day with
Undcr the new law the pensioner is prohibited
from swearing to his voucher at the agency,
lie may swear to II before any onlcor authorized
TO administer an oatlL, and then mai his
voucher to the agency. Tho agent Will make
out the check and mail IL tn the pensioner. Tho
pensiOner saves a days lime and tho expenses
Of the trip to the agency, besides receiving his
money Mt his home.
Any Magistrate. notary public, or clerk OF a
court of record Is empowered to administer the
oath 70 a pensioner. such an orlclal may secure
from the pension agent u blank form, which on
being iilled ont and sent 10 the agency will he
placed on file and will be- used ~ Identity tho
OF the Magistrate. All vouchers sworn
10 before n Magistrate whose certificate ison hle
VIII be- accepted by the agent during the timo
that the certificate names,
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GIRL GYMNASTS EXHIBIT.
a NorELTY nv PHYSICAL CULTURE
At TIE TEI CHERs, COLLAGE.

n Demonstration Given by Boys and Girls
Together, and Mes Admitted 60 see It
WORT OF the Boys and Girls Compared
The Experienced Considered ssecessfui.
A new departure In physical culture Is
boaetcd OF nc the Teachers College in Tooth
street. Last week the college had what 10
calls a demonstration day. On this occasion
the new departure was presented TO an audi
snce Of four or Eve hundred people, and
seemed 10 10 favornbly received.
Hitherto q girls gymnasium has been re.
earded as a sort OF sacred spot not TO be tres
passed uoon by tho foot. but moro especially
the eye OF man. Fathers, brothers, and cous-
ins have been rigidly excluded. Anybody, In
fact, who did not wear skirts, or at least
boomers, was respectfully but firmly kept on
the outside, and the windows were closed.
the snme being Of ground glass. M also were
tho skylights. Every precaution known 10
woman was exercised. In this way an alb.
normal degree OF curiosity was naturally ex-
cited In the masculine breast, and the modest.
~ CARRIED young women who wero pictured in
the papers were obviously REGARDED. 10 did
not seem possible that there could DO such a
fuss made about anything so little startling
as these young persons appeared TO he.
But in some way II seemed AS II an especial
degree of modesty was expected OF the physi.
cal culture entertainments. Those who
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
CateLIuE Hair Barrels.

Standing on the loading platform OF = whole
sale establishment In a downtown street was a
man who was catching empty half barrels that
were tossed TO him by the driver OF a barrel
truck that stood In the street In front. As no
caught them he passed them on 10 two men who
tossed them up on q heap NJ half barrels In \
space along ono side of the store. He
without n fumhlr, catching every one fairly by
the chimes, The barrels were headed m Mt
both ends, They were not 50 hraVS hs some, but
one half hnrgtI Is a. bulky ms another. and
whether they are heavy ur light catching them
Is not the easiest thing in the world to do, and
so THIS was something worth u moments glance
in passing,
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MIR. GLIMMERrox,s BEsErmEyra.
Troubled Most just Now Over = WAst-.sa
In the PnrIor.

I'm her latest rearranRement Of the parlor~
said Mr.. Glimmerton, my oldest daughter has
placed In front OF tho what-not q com Portable
rocking chair In which | have always liked In
sit. The what-not is a fimsy structure ON legs
20 slender that they wabble when you look Al
them. Upon its shelves there are many delicate
bottles and jars and vases and things that are
always ready u fall Off.
III | were not 30 eternally kept down I
should be a man OF cheerful spirits: oven as IL
ia l manage to keep my head above the slough
of ~despond. but have II pretty hard time OF IN
what with one thing and another. and lust nov
the what-not in the parlor is one OF my most
trying One cannot sit IN the biu
chair now without danger of knocking the
chair rock ed back and brought up against II.
All the BOTTLES and Jars and VASES on the shelyos
nodded violently, many OF them beyond re-
covery, aud these went down with that sliHht-
but compact crash that thin china makes wheS
"Then ! had TO keep the what-not alwAvs a.
mind n sat in the rocking chair at all I had
about the great calamity and lad jumped mn
rather suddenly tho chair rocked bnck AMI
touched tho what-nOt again; this time ho--
over, not 70 hard: only a few things fell Rnt
now | have given up the chair altOgeth her. frr
with, the what-not AZ Its back IL is no longer
com fort IN me. A'S
az look e tho big chair lonEingly, and I fancy
patient cheeriulness for the next new nrr.nna
ment when the iiiasy what.not shaii he on
one side OF the room and the comfnrIshIA
ro'ker on tho other" '"o'S