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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-18
GAMBLING IN TULIPS.
A Strange Popular Craze In Holland TIVE
Centuries Ago.

a Strange Popular Craze In Holland TIVE
Centuries Ago.
Toward the middle pf the Seven
teenth century one of the strangest oa
popular follies took possession of the
usually positive and hardheaded Dutch.
At that period Holland had grown from
small beginnings into riches and lux
uIy. With taste for vivid coloqs the
merchants Of Harlem began to center
their admiration upon tulips Gardens
were laid out, new varieties sought
emulation became rife and a mania
spread over the people. New forms,
shades or combinations were intro
duced into the market, and fortunes
were made and spent on these lowly
flowers. Pubs reached fabulous prices,
and the only similar craze in more re-
cent times seems to have been the sale
of the famous peachblow vase In New
York city at the Morgan sale. This
latter. however, was confined to few
connoisseurs, while the tulip craze
swept an entire slow going. practical
Dutch community. One bulb of ohoics
variety was equivalent to competence
for an entire family, whereas in Haar,
lem living was cheap. IN a contiguous
city for one plant was given two carts
of grain, four carts of barley, four oxen,
10 sheep, two casks Of wine, four casks
of beer, 1000 pounds of cheese, COM
plete suit of fine clothing and silver
goblet. Another bulb was sold for 13,.
900 forms, or about $500 Of our
money. Once there was in HARLEM
left only two bulbs of a certain priced
variety. For one was offered and re-
fused the equivalent in. our currency
of $3.50, besides splendid coach and
pair with their t1appings. Another
refusal was of IL acres Of valuable Land.
On the registers OF another city to-day
can be seen the record of the sale of
40 tulips for the benefit of an arphan-
age. which brought in the amazing sum
of-in our countryside, 900. The
spread Of this craze is a study in psy-
chology. Finally, when gambling in
tulips began, when brokers bought and
sold long and short" the govern
ment decreed that debts thus con-
traceed should be exacted in the usual
manner. Soon thereafter prices sud-
denly fell. and the mania died natural
deaIh.-Philadelphi Times.
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the subject . study. But the most
remarkable solution Of the question
is the opinion lately expressed by 9
leading German meteorologis& and as
Nonomer. He says that the internal
fires OF the earth are rapidly dying out
and that tho sun i sure to burn out
and become cold and dark This, he
says, Is proven by the fact that Toe II
rapidly ACCOMPLISHING at the poles OF
the earth and slowly creeping down
toward the temperate 1ones. Places
visited by Kotzebue, Franklin, Ross,
Parry, Lyon and others during the
first quarter Of the present century.
and pronounced by them as free from
ice during June, July and August, are
now covered with several feet of the
crystal deposit which il capped with
snow throughout the year. This GER
tainly proves that the eaxth's glacial
zones are rapidly and permanently en-
Iarging, and that the old German apos-
lies of the freeze-out theory hasa basis
Tor his calculations, to say the least.
That Europe is on the borderland Of
another glacial epoch has been shows
by Flammarion, the great French spec
ulative astronomer. During the last
80 years every kingdom, empire, re-
public and principally In that country,
as we'll as those Of Asia, has lost from
six to fourteen degrees In its mean an
nual temperature. In France, Germany
and Italy the northern limit Of the
growth Of the vine is being steadily
forced southwark. In South America
and South Africa similar conditio ara
noted; at Rio de Janeiro the annual
temperature has been steadily going
down since the date when meteorologi.
cal records were first kept in that city.
The German authority just cited de.
clares that this will go steadily on,
with the effect Of narrowing down tho
habitable area Of the globe At last
shivering humanity will all collect
along the equator. Finally that too will
become q region OF ice and snow. Then
the time will come when the over.
crowded human beings win all starve
or be frozen in heap.-St. Louis Re,
public.
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DISCUSSIONS OF ooOmsoAY.
specuIations rs TO the ate Of Humanity on
the Last Great Day.

speculatiors rs TO the ate Of Humanity on
the Last Great Day.
The probable fate of the last man has
often been discussed and dozens of
theories have been advanced by per-
cons who honestly believe that they
have solved the problem. That there
will be a time when this little world of
purs will no longer exist there is Lot
the least shadow of doubt. But ex-
actly how the human race will per-
ish and disappear from the face of the
globe is the question that has interested
the philosophers of ali ages.
Some profess to believe that the oceans
are gradually encroaching on the land
surface. and that eventually the last
man will be drowned
Opposite TO this is the much-talked-of
theory that the water on the earth's
surface is slowly drying up. the amount
being Rppreciably less now than 1t was
ut the opening of the century. The
apostles of this unique theory say that
81 the drying-up process continue for
, few thousand years longer the earth
viii become as arid as the moon and
The last man win perish for want Of
water.
Some believe that the earth will fail
10 pieces; others that q monster planet
VIII plunge into the sun, causing that
treat luminary 70 blaze up and burn
10 cinders the earth and the other plan,
cts in its train
There have been dozens Of other
theories. some of them equally curious.
advanced by men whe have been maxine
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A UNIQUE WCRKBAG.
Materials fer Making . Very Useful Littl.
Article.

Article.
An odd little worll-bag Is made of
Japanese crepe picture, and although
the material is paper it is stout and
strong. and will last for years.
The handsomest of these pictures are
~ inches long by ten inches deep, and
one and a half of this size will be re-
quircd for the bag. Smaller ones. how.
ever, II the former are understandable,
may be sewed together to make strip
30 or 80 inches long; but care must
be taken TO have them harmonic in
coloring, otherwise the effect Will be
bad. Trim off portion top and bot
tom. in all about two inches; join them
and line with cardinal-red India silk,
sewing the silk and picture together at
the bottom with a seam on the wrong
side.
The silk should be cut 11H inches
deep. and this extra depth blind
stitched over on the right side TO form
a heading of about two and half
inches. The entire depth of the bag
when finished should be nine inches.
Gut circular piece of cardboard Is
inches in circumference. and cover on
both sides neatly with the silk. After
joining the bag together, gather at the
bottom and sew TO the card board, dis
tributing the gathers as evenly as posi-
bic. Make a shirr at the top. and draw
up with yellow silk tape, three yards Of
which will be needed for the purpose.
II the predominating colors of the pic
ture are rich. the effect of these, with
the red of the lining and the yellow Of
the draw-strings, is very oriental.
The writer has used one OF these lit
tie bags for years, and it shows as yet
few signs of wear, the colors being as
bright as q; first Twilled Turkey red
may be used for lining instead OF the
silk. but the latter is far more durable,
and will prove more satisfactory in
every way-Harper's Bazaar.
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provement in the price Of wheat is time.
~. II is not confined to any one section
Of this country, nor TO the country IT.
self The price has advanced in all
parts of the world, and is due to legiti-
mate causes. First came a drought in
Australia, which cut down the last crop
in the colonies very materially. Later
the advices from Adelaide indicate great
need Of rain and the next crop there
may be dwarfed on that account Two
bad years in succession in Australia are
improbable but not impossible The
crop in the Argentine Republic is short
for the same reason and this is also true
OF India and Russia The spectacle of
California shipping wheat to Calcutta
is one the world has never-beheid."
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NEW YORK ADVANCE.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE bull cam
paign in wheat was marked today by
another sensational advance in prices
and a heavy trade. Total transactions
in futures aggregated 9,7s0,0o0 bushels.
The dealings were largely among room
traders, and on professional orders from
the west, although there was unnistak-
able evidence Of a broadening outside
trade. Prices started up with a half
cent above last night, and during the
session were elevated one cent more.
May showed the most strength, touching
S45sc, or an advance OF Slsc over last
night, and TIC over the close of last
Saturday. AS fast as one set of ira
ders sold out their wheat a new set
would take their places. thus main
tanning a constant demand which pre-
vented any burdensome accumulation
Cables were exceedingly strong and act
ed as the handspring of the advance
Today upward of 100000 bushels were
taken by foreign houses.
The corn and oats markets were both
stimulated TO unusual activity by the
jump in wheat and showed good ad-
vances
SAN F'RANUSCO'S BOOM.
San Francisco. Cal. Oct 17.-At the
Closing session of the Produce exchange
call board today wheat had grad
ual decline. In the local speculative
market the highest point during the
present excitement was reached. when
December wheat was sold for 81 80 per
Genital. against $l41is as the best price
paid yesterday. The opening figures
this morning were si.471z. an advance
over yestrday's opening OF 81 cents.
The lowest point touched today for
December was sL46i2. while yes:sr-
days lowest figure for the same option
was s1.3s After the $50 mark was
reached today December gradually
weakened until at the close il had reach
ed :1.47. a figure below the opening
price May wheat took practically the
same course as December. opening at
81 so. an advance over yesterdays open
TO s1.51S and then reoeding % slfs1s.
at which figure il closed
San Francisco. Cal, oct. T.-Excite-
nlent in local grain circles, especially
wheat. runs high. The markets through
out were active and booming, and the
local market is keeping up It's end in
good style In the local speculative
markets today the highest poin dur,
ing the present excitement was reach
81, when December sold fo- $50 psr
GENITAL. against sl4lL. as the best price
paid yesterday
The total sales for The day footed up
90 Gao cenesls. oe which IIneso were
December and the balance Nay.
Prices ca SPOT wheat are Lasai o.
a cal board basis and a-e purify nom
in2i. nobody except those requiring the
cereal q: TIE snonene buying AZ the
prices a<led- Each sscceiing dar .or
the past week has shown improved Pr
ces until today spot whsa. = held TO-
81 4odl ga for No. l lots and az high
as Las IS asked for choice milling pu--
poses.
The Bukeiin says. The r-cea. i'm
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The Season
Is Here


Calling is now the order of
the day. You can't dc il
properly unless you are equip
ped with engraved cards.
They are artistic; all others
have been relegated to days
of barbarism. If you haven't
the proper thing, we will get
them for you. They cost no
more than the the cheap
printed or poorly written ones
and besides, you are up with
the times.
If you have a plate We xilI
get you 100 latest cards fox
SI.oo, or have your name en-
graved at $3.50 per hundred.
We have samples and de-
signs in handsome Wedding
Invitations, at Home Cards
at prices that will &c. your
trade.
THE EAGLE PRESS
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"WATCH THE PROFESSOR. +"

How 10 Get Rid Of the Drawn e Room
Jugglsr.
The drawing-room Juggler having
slyly got hold of the pack of cards az
the end Of the game of whist, says:
Ever seen any card tricks? Here's
rather a good one; pick card"
Thank you. don't want card"
mo, but just pick one, any one you
like, and I'll tell you which one you
pick"
You'll tell who?"
"No, no; / mean, I'll know which ii
n, don't you see? Go on, now. pick
card"
"Any one like -
yes"
ANY color at alp"
"Yes, yes"
ANY suit?" !
"Oh, yes: do go on.
well. let me see, I'll pick-the--sce
OF spades"
"Great Caesar! I mean you are to
pull a card out of the pack"
''Oh. to pull it out of the pack. Now
understand. Hand me the pack. All
right-rve got II"
Have you picked one?"
"Yes, It's the three of hearts Doyor
know it?"
Hang III Don't tell me like that.
You spoil the thing. Here, try again.
Pick card"
"All right, Eve got IT,"
Put it back in the pack. Thanks-"
(Shuffle, shuttle, shuf1e-fip.) There,
Is that it?" (Triumphantly).
"I DON'T know. lost sight Of IT,"
Lost sight of FL Confound il, you
have TO look at it and see what IT ia"
"Ohl You want me 10 look At the
front of it."
why. Of course. Now. then, pick
out card"
"All right I've picked It. Go
ahead" (Shuffle. shuttle. shuttle. Dip
Say, confound you. did you put tho
card back In the pack 7''
why, no. kept n"
+ ''Holy Mosesl Listen PICK a card
--just one--5ook at it---se.s what Il is
then put II back-do you understand ?"
''oh, perfectly. Only dsa't see how
you are ever going 70 do IL. You r1ust
be awfully clever" (shuEie, shuttle,
shuttle. fip)
There you are--thsss your card,
how. isn't itT" (Thls is the supreme
nonaent)
"So, that Is nor Hy card (Thaa.
hst lie. BIZ: heaven viii pardon ySu for
II.
Not tha: cer1-rs ton, SAy-jast
bold on a second. EsT.s DOW. watch
what you are at this tina I can Dc |
this cursed thing. mind roo. every time. |
I've done Il on father and mother and |
On every ons that's ever COME round |.
our place. Pick = card" (shurEe, !
sssafHe, .hafss. Zip, baagJ There,
that's your card"
NO. am .orry. Tia. ~ ret ny -zrd /
But won't you try 81 sga1n7 Please do
Pes hsps you are . little ercis~d-Tm
afraid I Was rather stupid woot 4
yon 20 and sit quietly by yo1r,elf On
The back Fr-znda for half an bor- and 4
hen try7 You have 70 20 home? Oh
Tn sorry. II unz4 be such 81 z~fgiiJ
slsver little t<;ek- Gsod pigati ~. I.
Trath.
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS
CHICAGO.

ttiICAsTO-
Chicago, Oct. Notwithstanding
native beeves common to good. 82d3 80:
medium, s.. 75Gz 90; choice, 1880 90:
fancy cattle S.1Od5&
Hogs-Demand good: ruled stronger at
about yesterdays range: common to the
best sold S.O0dS.5o: heavy packing hogs,
So 1563 G1%.
Sheep and lau1bs3Steady; sheep s1154
so for westerns and natives; prime ma
tive heavy So &G55o. Lambs in demand:
poor to choice S.5od475. Feeding sheep,
s250d2 Go.
ReceiptsCattle LOO: hogs, 1890; sheep
I
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KANSAS GRAIN FOR MEXICO
Drouth in That Country Has Created .
Profitable Market

Topeka, Kan, Oct flowing to the
fact that the drought this summer dam
aged to a considerable exetent the
wheat crop Of the country, and that
the Mexican government has removed
the duty on grain for a period of several
months, Kansas grain is now on the
move into Mexico. On account of the
direct line, the Santa Fe is handling
the great part of this grain, and that
road expects TO ship over !. 900 cars into
that country within the next two
months
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LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Items or General Interest From All over
the Universe

Lima Ohio, Oct Nv. L. Porter. a
prominent citizen. was assaulted and
Knocked down and his skull crushed
last night on the street, presumably by
robbers. though he was dying before
his body was found. The ASSISTANTS are
unknown.
Chicago, Oct. 17-George W. Phillips,
for more than thirty years a member Of
the board of trade and well known all
over the country, died suddenly today
He started in business IN Cincinnati
nearly forty years ago, coming to Chi
ca go some years before the firt
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Iex81 1sohey k&trffa
Among the enterprises ssEgested b,
the new 3raIos river dam the eitizers
OF Waco. Tex. viu build, IL one which
two Ohio men say .hey wiz put into ex-
ecutiou il they can get frAnch Civ
ing them the exclusive right Of nssirs
boats OF ths lake BY electricity. Their
plan is 70 ps, turbine Wheel I, below
the dam and convert The water snsa
electricity. They VII propei their
boats ca The trolley system, afser the
manner OF The electric .osssge system
applied on the Erie canal 10 the hauling
OF ssna boats. and VIII csrrr passen-
gers a higa rate Of speed along the
shores both % the Braxos and the
eosarA
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Ensl.ns f1rst Newspaper.

During the reign of James L Eng.
lands first newspaper was born. Msy,
I622. seeing the first issue OF the Week
~ News. Notwithstanding that IL was
iii received, its editor, Nathaniel Butler,
lived by the business for Is ssar.
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DID YOU EVER.

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? II not. get a bottle now
md get relief. This medicine has been
'ound to be peculiarly adapted to the
relief and cure Of all FeraIs Complaints
exerting wonderful direct influence In
giving strength and tone to the organs.
II you have Loss Of Appetite. Constipa
ton. Headache, Painting Spells, or are
Nervous. Sleepless, Excitable, Melan-
choly. or troubled with Dizzy Spells,
Electric Bitters is the medicine Won
need. Health and Strength are guaran
teed by its use. Fifty cents and 81 90
at George VanWerden's Pharmacy, 32S
n. Main St. and G.. Behring's, corner
Topeka and Douglas avenue
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Is large, and the only way to account
Tor II is on the superstition that large
loans were made for gold importing
purposes. The open premium r1sins on
gold indicates that there must be le-
mand for IL. and there is douht.-ss
some boarding but the current state
ment does not reflect this in generI
way AS compared with August u
last, the deposits OF New York banks
have increased only s., ooa 900. although
the imports Of gold since that TINE
have been IN the Reigh5orhood OF sSo.-
ooo. co. This wil.indicate the volume OF
the interior movement. in the same
time loans have expanded only sl-25o.-
900. and the reserve IS only s,eee,eec
heavier"
SEPTEMBERS TRADE
Washington. Oct 1.-THE September
statement OF the principal articles o.
domestic export, issued by the bureau
OF statistics, shows as follows;
Breadsrrffs ST .0S4.222, against W.
190.5z7 last year; for the nine months
ending September 50, 1895. slls.i-4.Oss.
against $50. S35, $40.
Cotton exports during September, sle,-
Sac, 1sS. against 81 $3.50
last month amounted 10 s1S.2ss.S2S. "a
compared with ST., SlslS5 for September
1895; for nine months s1a0. 0Ss ,e47, against
SIP, 40, s3S, for the same months in 1895.
The exports Of domestic merchandise
during September last amounted 20 $751;
7s4, $50. against So. OSS. SOS during Septem-
Der, 1895 For nine months SeSo,ssl.-
364. against S5s4. 424. $50 for 1925
The exports OF merchandise during
September last amounted TO s5o.S.S.-
705. of which sd, SS4 02s was free OF du-
~ The dutiable merchandise imported
during September, 1885. amounted 10
81, 7S5. s57. and that free OF duty sSO. osS.-
0O6 During the last nine months the
imports OF merchandise was about Vs.
429, 900 less than the amount Tor the
same period last year.
The gold exports for September were
81. 050, 600. compared with sI7.424.ee5 for
September. 1895. For nine months s5S.-
570.521 against SIS, 1s0. 2S2 for SepteInbes
1895
The exports OF silver during Septem-
Der amounted TO S5,534.1l which Is
practically the same amount as was
exported during September. 1888 The
exports for the nine months were $i6.-
451 .041 and for the corresponding months
last year SSS. 664 go
The imports OF silver during Septerl-
Der amounted TO sI4l.57s and for Sep
TENDER. 1895. sl.7sl. 1888 For the nine
months the imports aggregated $751;
637 as compared with $5.sS0,654.
WEEKS EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
New York, Oct 1.-THE exports OF spe
Gle from the port or New York for the
week amounted 70 10000 in gold and
31.l36. 455 in silver. The imports were:
Gold, BLISS. 911; silver. $lo9,Sl7; dry
goods. s1.477.4 AIS; genral merchandise.
$i,6n, 262.
GOLD RESERVE.
Washington, Oct. 17.-Today's state-
ment OF the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, s234,-
22S, 4S1; gold reserve. S122, GIG, 645.
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A Bangor (Me.) man was struck and
siised by lightning while he was hug
gisg his best girl.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Hard spring patents, quotable, S.7Gd4.1O
in wood: No. spring wheat, 747s; No.
No. 2 corn, 25ssl No. 2 oats. 10; No. white
2l14d2g4; No. 2 Rye, 80; faxseed, 671&G77;
prime timothy seed, $50; mess pork, per
Dbl, s.. 1od7.9D; lard per 100 lbs, s4321a0
AS; short ribs sides Goose, S. 0Fd3.90;
dry sailed shoulders Cboxed), -; whisky
distillers' finished goods, per gall 3L1S
Articles Receipts. Shipments
Flour .........-,....... 1000 $500
Wheat .16S. 90 S2.0c0
Corn ...................5o 4.6O 6f5,Uo
Oats observation-disclosures 2a, 900
Rye Observation-Disclosures. 1900 $1,000
Barley ................11S0O 300
On the produce exchange today the But
ter market was firm; creamery, 9I1Sc;
dairy, 90plSc. Cheese-FsTm; Sc, Legs
Firm: fresh 16c
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D. c. IMBopEN. Manager.
GALVESTON EXPORT COMMISSION CO..
Grain Exporters,
2I11 Strand. GALVESTON.

Branch purchasing ofice, so7 Seag-
wick block. Wichita Kap-
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shippers
A W Stale, Mound Ridge. hogs.
Pat Mckinley, Freeport, hogs and cat
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WICHITA MARKETS

Wichita Kan, Oct. Il. 1886.
HOGS
Hogs 5 cents higher
REPRES SENTATIVE SALES
No. Dock Ave. Price. NO. Dock Ave Prica
81 49,. 81 81 40 l1s go. 10 s275
10 49,. % 2ss s 49,. "a go
Cattle steady.
RESkE SENTATIVE SALES.
No. Ave Price
On calves .--...............-..... 3 %
! cow OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10
l cow NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 30
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COTTON MARKETS

g.. Louis. Oct T7.-Quiet. T-isc lower:
utddling. re; sales 100: receipts, 4i3o:
shipments LII; stock. 3.s
New Orleans, La. Oct T-Cotto--
Steady; middi.ng, 3-Isc. low nidaIing,
&c: good ordinary, sac
New York Oct E.-Cottoa-Quse-; mid
ding 7;I5-lsc