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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-07
A PREHISTORIC BEEHIVE.
Workmen Make a Remarkable Dis
covery in Stone Quarry.

Atchison, Jan. IA discovery that
has attracted considerable attention
and speculation was made recently at
the quarry of the Missouri River COM
pany, mile south of this city The
quearry is on the western or Kansas
bluff of the Missouri river. The area of
the company's operations had to be ex-
tended by reason of the increase of or
ders for rip-rap stone and 100 feet of
ground in length by % feet in width
was denuded of the primevaI forest and
the earth above the rock, averaging
about IS feet deep, scraped off.
After the rock had been reached,
hole of about Is feet in depth was drill
pIosives were ernptied into the hole and
tamped down and fuse attached. At
ter all this there was a great blast and
a great upheaval of rock When the
workmen went to ascertain the results
of the blast they discovered a great
cavity in the original rock, that as
they think, had been many years ago a
great beehive.
There were no bees, but they account
cavity. That there was honey there
and palatable- honey, is vouched for by
all the workrl1en. The cavity in the
rock was a perfect beehive and in its
congerieS of heXagonal cells differed in
no particular from the architecture of
the busy bees of prehistoric as we'll as
present times
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RAINES LAW RESPONSIBLE.
Fall Off in New York Sales of Cheese
of Over 100000 Pounds.

Washington, Jan. THE agricultural
department has issued a bulletin on the
history, development and present con-
dition of the cheese industry of New
York state. Under 'the future of the
American cheese trade some causes of
discoura cement are noted, especially
the Cnnodian and Australian competi-
ton, the immense quantities of filled
cheese manufactured and sold as full
cream cheese and the effect of the
Raines law, which forbids sale of, or to
offer free lunches and thus closes an
annual market for at least 100000
pounds of cheese.
And yet with all these discourage
ments the situation is far from being
devoid of hopeful aspects" says the
report.
The first and most obvious thing to
be done is to make better cheese, cheese
which, when brought into competition
with the foreign will possess just as
fine flavor and just as long keeping
qualities as that product. Our mer-
chants must struggle to retain the
markets of the south and west for the
restoration of this home trade will ma
terially help our cheese industry
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Market GOSSIP.
l by the Topeka Grain &


Furnished by the Topeka Grain &
New York: Stock market took the drop
in D. & H fairly well. Cuban develop
ments likely to be influential factor,
there, buying considered good. First
weeks earnings better than had been ex-
expected to pass the Illinois legislature.
Lack of harmony in General Electric
contracts Very sharp division in d. &
H on dividend question, thought reduc-
later range for stock. Railroad situa ton IN
in the southwest is improving.
weather discloses that apprehended dam
age a month ago to wheat crop was chief
" scare and the situation is now recog-
n1zlng as encouragfng where damage was
expected. Movement restricted by low
prices otherwise would be large Weeks
packing 325. 900 against 900 head for
same week a year ago.
Liverpool cable: Wheat in sympathy
with your market, 3.d lower.
Liverpool second cable I'D lower
Chicago inspections: Wheat 10-S; corn
New York: The four ports cleared.
wheat and flour. 31S. 900 bushels.
Puts. on May pork sold at s7-55 and calls
at $3.50; good all next week.
Puts May corn sold 25lsc and calls at
257sc: good all next week.
New York: Foreigners moderate buyers
of wheat here.
Chicago: Local shorts in wheat were
busy covering this morning. There are
foreign buying orders here and we believe
wheat is a purchase
~ ne On LINeIpooI corn Ir29e News says IN
ped to Australia, South Africa and India
II. 600 bushels of wheat and -four COM
pared with million bushels last year for
the same time.
MINNEAPOLIS: Flour sales yesterday by
two firms. 16. 600 barrels.
Chicago: Estimated receipts tomorrow
wheat 10; corn 1O5; oats So; hogs q, 900
head
Chicago: Ohio state crop report IS
against 101 last month.
Chicago: Puts May wheat. S15sGS17sc;
calls $3.50 S3ssc; puts May corn 25asc: calls
22ssc; puts May pork $3.50; calls $3.50; curb
May wheat S25sc
St Louis close: Wheat, May S92ic; July
.64c bid; JAN S9c; cash SSzzc bid; corn.
May 2212c: July pc; cash 201zc bid; oats.
cash lie bid; Jan. TIC May 19$zc.
Today+s Range of Prices
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TODAY'S HARRIET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press t o
the State journal.

Chicago, jan e.
WHEAT-Received rather unexpected
strength this morning from the frmness
of the Liverpool opening cables, which
showed a decline of but sd notwithstand-
ing the break here yesterday OF almost &c
In addition to this English country mar
kets showed actual advance AS to
domestic news. northwest receipts were
very light. Minneapolis and Duluth re-
porting a total of only 209 cars compared
with 261 last week and 31S on the cores
ponding day of the year before The Ohio
crop report was considered bullish. show
in ga. condition of IS. but the Price Cur
rent report whole was weakening
May wheat opened at SIC against yester-
days closing price CT size, and under the
influence of easier late cables and dun
trading declined to size. At that point q
better feeling manifested itself and re-
action to SIC had taken place by the end
of the first hours trading
ly easier at the opening on free selling.
but steadied later Local receipts amount
ed to so cars. May opened shade lower
at 2511c and held at 2514 d25ssc.
OATS-Quiet. The opening was firm.
but realizing sales caused reaction
May opened n shade higher at 19d191sc,
sold at 1880 and eased off to 1Stsc-
PROFESSIONALISM and steady Hog
receipts were much below estimates but
packers were disposed to sell May pork
opened a shade higher at s.. S017 .S2l2. May
lard a shade higher at S3.95d3.91l2- May
ribs a shade higher at $3.9712, advancing
to SAL
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Thimble PARTY.

Miss Valentine and Miss Elsie VaIen-
tine entertained a number of ladies'
yesterday afternoon a a thimble party
The decorations were of Christmas
greens and red carnations. They were
assisted by Mrs. Herman Lercher, Miss
Marie Brooks, Miss Grace Van Houten
The invited guests were Mrs. J. Sproat
Mrs. w. Rynerson, Mrs. G. M. Craw-
ford, Mrs. Fred Freeman, Mrs. viii
Trump. Mrs. c. B. Merriam, Mrs Matt
Weightman, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Van
Hook, Mrs. Ellis Thomson, Mrs. Clar-
ence Bowman, Mrs. W. Samson, Mrs
Arthur Murphy, Mrs. Fred Cole Mrs
A. w. Dana, Mrs. Roby, Mrs. Taylor,
Mrs. Delahay, Mrs. Walter Bates, Mrs.
Ed Small, Mrs. II. w. Neiswanger
Mrs. Lou Constant, Mrs. Harry Brooks,
Mrs. Chas. Sampson, Miss Daisy Samp-
son, Miss Alma Church, Miss Marie
Norton, Miss Flora Mayo, Miss Carrie
Merrick, Miss Mary Lal1in, Miss Mary
Barley, Miss Grace Whiting, Miss
Franc Littlefeld, Miss Mary Thomp-
son, Miss Bessie Gibson, Miss Rosa
mond Horton, Miss Ollie O'Brien, Miss
Ranney, Miss Lottie Ranney, Miss
Daisy Smith, Miss Abbie Ware, Miss
Mary Horton, Miss Lizzie Taylor, Miss
Myra Van Houten, Miss Freeman, Miss
Zena Freeman, Miss Winnie Marsh, Miss
Margaret Weiss, Miss Minola Clark,
Miss Dora Furman. Miss Maude Sta
cey, Miss Anita Anthony, Miss Bough-
ton, Miss G. Boughton, Miss Moon, Miss
Frances Moon. Miss Florence Greer,
Miss Hattie Mills, Miss Alice Atwood,
Miss Davis, Miss May Davis, Miss Lii
liam Vincent, Miss Ada Patterson of
Clay Center, Miss Wells of Lansing,
Mich, Miss Gertrude BOughton, Miss
Abbie Wilcox of Lawrence.
Miss Lillian Valentine is giving a
thimble party this afternoon. She is
assisted by Mrs. Will Trump, Miss Lii
liam Vincent. Miss Lizzie Taylor and
Miss Alena Church. The invited guests
are Misses Effie Wiel, Matte Holyoke,
Margaret Bear, Ella Bradford, May
Downing, Marion Garretson, Pearl
Kirkpatrick, Edna Lee, Matte Brad
! shaw, Emily Allen, lone Davis, Matte
Jones, May Lange. Grace Jilson, Olivia
Van Tassel, Virgie Payne, Leila Hord
Laura Welding, Emma Wiley, Ida
| Stagg, Mabel Knowles, Edna More
house, Jean Frost, Georgiana WATSON,
| Susie Wilder, Mabel Chase, Mabel Ba-
! lzer, Grace Foulks, Lulu Mckee, Mary
Bennett, Eleanor Work, Olive Lewis
nellie Graham, Hattie Coates, Myrtle
Welsh Marie Brooks, Grace Van Hou-
ten. Ida Bergen, Emily Elliott, Lee
| Redden, Pearl Latham, Pearl Mcfarland
Mary Wilton, Helen Walker, Santa
Waters, Fe Waters, Josephine Shella-
/ Ia
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WASHINGTON'S WEDDING.
Its Anniversary Celebrated Ella
Wheeler Wilcox Reads a Poem.

New York, January z. = The an
nual celebration of the we'd
at Sherry's yesterday afternoon by the
New York chapter of the Daughters of
the American revolution. The big ball
room was beautifully decorated with
American roses and greens. Col. Walter
S. Logan read a paper on international
arbitration prepared by Senator Ed
munds of Vermont, who was unable to
be present. Other features were an or
iginal poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox a
member of the chapter, and singing by
Sokichi Kudzouka, a Japanese bari
tone, who was accompanied by a Japa-
tune.
Among the guests were: Admiral Err
ben, Commodore Sicard. Murat Hal
stead, George Parsons I4athrop Joseph
Jefferson and Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon M
Davis
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N. Y. Stock Letter.
Furnished by the Topeka Grain 6


Stock Exchange:
New York. Jan. I.
There was no development in the situa-
ton to introduce novelty into the present
narrow stock speculation Financial af-
fairs in the west appear to be rapidly
quieting down. At Washington there has
been a hush in the clamor raised in be-
half of an unwarranted diplomatic policy
on the part of the United States which is
decidedly Encouraging to business inter-
ests. These encouraging factors led to
a firm tone to stock speculation until the
incident of the reduction in the D. & II.
dividend rate. The disturbance caused by
this news was almost entirely confined
to the stock particularly affected and its
influence was not sufficiently strong to
affect the general list The action of the
cOTnDany directors yesterday must be
highly condemned because it prevents a
further straining of resources which was
resorted to in the maintenance of the div
idend rate last year. The attitude or
speculation toward c. B. & Q. will doubt
less turn strongly on character of its
opening statements of traffic for the new
year In the southwest indications seem
in favor of a revival of railway earnings
and the improvement appears at last to
have spread to the Missouri Pacific In
the industrial list Sugar stock remains q
puzzle with the prevailing sentiment ratf-
er expectant of lower prices Chicago
Gas shows an undertone of strength bas-
ed on expectations that the constituent
companies will be legally consolidated
this year and that the stock will be placed
on a per cent basis. having some assur-
ance of permancy- The conduct OF Amer
lean spirits stock yesterday inpreSses
some ShreWd observers favorably.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

OnlCdgO, jail =
HOGSEEstimated receipts hogs 10000;
left over $500. Market active. prices &c
lower than yesterdays opening: feeling
firm Lights s.. 25GI3 so: mixed Sc. 25q3. 41lz;
heavy $3.OOI3. 4215; rough S3.00d3.10.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900 Good, steady;
others weak at yesterdays decline.
Beeyes So. SOFAS. So: cows and heifers s1.750o
APO: Texas steers $3.O0Q4.25; stockers and
SHEEPIReceipts II 600 Weak. 1Oc low
er. %
HOGS-Onicial receipts yesterday 30
S31: shipments 1854.
CATTLE-Oficial receipts yesterday 49,
773: shipments 4.S93-
SHEEP-Official receipts yesterday ~,
4S1: shipments Cos.
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow 1890.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-07
DEN YER'S UNEMPLOYED.
Thousand of Men Rush and Scramble
for Public Work.

Denver, Jan. AT least one man en-
ployeG on the Fourteenth street Viaduct
work owes his job to the influence of
his wife.
The announcement published yester-
day that the board of public works
would employ a limited number of men
duct drew a horde of applicants for
jobs to the city hall Among the hun
dreds who applied all but few had to
be turned away, as the board of public
works had selected nearly all the men
wanted before it was announced that
work would begin.
One man persisted in seeing Member
Booth, although there was a sign on the
outer door reading:
mo more men can be employed until
next week. Call Monday
The applicant said that he had been
out of work for months and that he
must have work at once or his family
would starve. When ne was refused he
looked crushed and Respondent An
hour later a woman, carrying a baby
in her arms and followed by three other
children, forced her way into the pres
ence of Mr.. Booth. She was the wife of
the man who had been turned down.
The woman could scarcely make her
self understood in English, but she
pointed to her children and burst into
tears.
The children were neatly but very
poorly dressed. and their pinched feat
ures showed that they were as poorly
fed. Mr.. Booth could not stand this
exhibit of distress and sent for the man
TO go to work.
4 thought I knew the condition of
the people of Denver said Mr.. Booth,
but I find that I didn't know anything
about it. At least 1000 men have been
to the city hall today for work, and not
less than 400 men came to see me, in
spite of the sign put on the door, and
the message 1 sent out by all who saw
me that it was useless to apply. The
distress among the laborers of Denver
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SHOPS FAIL TO OPEN.
Fifteen Hundred Men in Canton
Wondering'if prosperity" Has
Been Sidetracked.

Canton, o., Jan. THE big Dueber
watch works, whose president and own
er contributed largely to the Mckinley
campaign fund, was to have resumed
work today and about 1900 erstwhile
employees were at the doors this morn
ing, but the shop did not open, and to
inquiries the information was given out
that no definite time had been decided
upon for the shops to run.
The men were made to march in Nc
Kinley parades last fall nearly 900
strong, and prosperity was promised
Immediately after the election.
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Grant w. Harrington Appointed.

Grant w. Harrington of Hiawatha,
editor of the Hiawatha Democrat one
of the most progressive weeklies in
Kansas, has been appointed clerk of
the senate committee on railroads by
Chairman w. A. Harris. Mr.. Har-
ringtOn arrived today and will remain
until the session closes. He was ac-
companied by his brother, who will do
reportorial work for the Topeka Ad-
Vocate during the legislature.
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Rohsled Party.

A bobsled party including the follow
ing people, was out last evening. They
had an oyster supper after the ride
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stansfeld, Mr.
and Mrs. George NJ. Eagle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles S. Eagle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Court Flower, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hord.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Woolverton, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. W. Webb, Mr.. and Mrs Crock
EFT, Mrs. d. J. Harding, Miss Laura
Lusk, Mr.. Will Jaillite. and Mr.. George
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KATHRYN KIDDER FAINTs.
Drops Senseless on the Stage in a
Scene in Madame Sans Gene.

Chicago, Jan. 7.-Kathryn Kidder, the
actress, tainted upon the stage at the
Columbia theater. She was in the
midst of one ofathe greatest scenes in
Madame Sans Gene when she stopped
in the middle of a sentence and turned
deathly pale. Half a dozen of the ac-
tors nearest her rushed forward to her
support, but before they reached her
she fell heavily backwards and dropped
senseless to the stage.
The curtain was hastily dropped and
Augustus Cook, who has the part Of
Napoleon, explained the trouble to the
audience. The actress is suffering, her
physician declared, from over-work.
Her condition is not alarming
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St. Joe in the Western Assooiation

Burlington, Ia. Jan. AT a meeting
of the representatives of the Western
Base Ball association yesterday after
noon it was decided TO admit f G. Pal
mer, owner of the st. Joseph franchise
to the association. Each club is re-
quired to make a deposit by the 1st
of February of a forfeit of $500 to play
the season out, to stay within the 5000
salary limit and not to farm or loan
PLAYERS
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Must Walk 5. 200 Miles.

Belleville, Ont, Jan. 7.-David s.
Frazer of Aberdeen, Wash, has reached
here on foot at noon, enroute to Boston.
Frazer began his long walk on a wager
of $4,000 that he could not walk from
Aberdeen to Boston, $500 miles, within
period of six months and fifteen days
He started July IA and must be in Bos-
ton January %. He is several days
ahead of his time. BY walking twenty
miles day he can win his wager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-07
MUNYON'S
KIDNEY
CURE

Munyon's Kidney Cure cures pain in
The back, loins or groins from kidney
disease, puffy and fabby face, dropsy
of the feet and limbs, frequent desire
to pass water, scanty urine, dark-coi-
ored and turbid urine, sediment in the
s~reat a f1oy or urine Price CSC.
A separate cure for each disease. At
all druggists, mostly % cents vial.
Personal letters to Prof Munyon,15oS
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa, answer
ed with free medical advice for any
disease.
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Birthday PARTY.

Miss Allie Fuller celebrated her fif-
teenth birthday Tuesday evening by
The guests were Misses Kittie Flynn,
Lille Hanson. Marcia Williams, Daisy
Wellman, Belle Tice, Mabel Cafferty,
Frances Coffin, Irene MCNEIL, Bessie
Davidson, Jennie Carnahan; Messrs.
Arthur Hudson, Thomas Ragland, Chas.
Moon, Don Mulvane, Willie Moore,
Frank Hamilton, Ralph Mcneil, George
La Mountane, Nate Cafferty, Fred Full
Ipr
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Took the Gentlemen sleighing.

The young ladies who drove Mr.. Nc
Curdy's four-in-hand in the flower pa
rade were given a complimentary bob
sled ride last evening, by Mr.. McCurdy.
The party included their gentlemen
friends. They enjoyed a supper at 10
O'Clock. They were Miss Margaret
Mulvane, Miss Arlie Ewart, Miss Ollie
O'Brien, Miss Franc Littlefield, Miss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-07
Bridge Worker Attacked by Heart
Disease.

Joseph Lane. who has been working
on the new bridge, had a severe attack
of heart disease yesterday morning just
before going to work. He was taken
to his home on West Tenth street and
soon recovered. He notified the fore
man in charge of the men this morning
that he would return to work this after
noon
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.ansas CitvProduce Market.

Kansas CITY. Jan. Z.
WHEAT-Slow, unchanged. No ? hard
TSG79c: No. red nominally 91Qs2c; NO :
spring 75n77c-
CORN--Dull: No. mixed 1T3sc-
OATS-Rather slow, unchanged; NO z
white. old. 19d20c-
RYFANo. 2 nominalfy 32c-
HAY-Steady: choice timothy $S.O0do-50;
choice prairie $3.50
BUTTER-Dull: creamery 17g1Sc; dairy
EGGS-Weak. 141zc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-07

Excuse me- observed the man in
spectacles, but 1 am a surgeon. and
that is not where the liver is" Never
you mind where his liver is" retorted
The other. IF it was in his big toe OF
his left ear DeWitt's Little Early Risers
would reach it and shake it for him On
that you can bet your gig-lamps." Geo.
W. Stansfield. 632 Kansas avenue
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A meeting of the stockholders of the
International Trade association for
United States and Mexico will be held
at the office of the Accounting Trust
Co, SO7 Kansas Ave, Topeka, Kansas,
Wednesday, January 20, 1897. at 2 o'clock
%. m. for the formation of a code of
bylaws and the transaction of such
other business as may be properly con
sidered. H. L. SHIRER,
Secretary.
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Swedish Social Society officers.

At the meeting of the Swedish Social
society last night the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Gustave Lagerstrom; vice
president Arthur Watts; secretary,
Hulda Anderson; financial secretary
Axel Lundgreen; treasurer, Edward
johnson. The society meets weekly,
every Wednesday evening.
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To cure all old sores, to heal an indo-
lent ulcer, or to speedily cure piles, you
need simply apply DeWitt's Witch Ha-
eel Salve according to directions. It's
magic-like action will surprise you. Geo.
w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue
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Glenna Cross. Mr.. Ben Akers, Mr.. Ed
Mcbride, Mr.. H. S. Morgan, Mr.. S.
Stoddard Mr. Charles Barnes,
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red and yellow barbs, and all on white
dragons to Sheetz.
Clifford Moffett carried away all
prizes on rabbits and guinea pigs.
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HOGS-Receipts u. GOO: shipments noIe-
Market 5d1Oc lower. Bulk of sales SS-a99
325: heavies $1,000. 25; packers S3.c0U
3.27Ik: mixed $3.20@3.30; lights So 30;
workers SO. 1O6I3. 2715; pigs So. O0T3-10-
SHEEP-ReceiptS 4 600. shipments l00O
Market slow. Lambs $395Gl5.1O; muttons
81 O5n3. 49,
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

a
CATTLE-Receipts 1900; shipments 4
300. Best grades steady, others 1nc lower
Texas steers 81 70SI3. 70: Texas cows S1-Soq
2 20. native steers $3.00d4.S0; native cows
and heifers 81. 5O613. 30: Stoclxers and feeders
e n LII L.
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WHEAT

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Stock Exchange:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-29
THE BIG SHOW FRIDAY.

Never in the history Of tented amuse-
ments has the world known 50 vas an
enterprise as the one made BY the com
bining of these two great institutions. It
has brought the circus Ii5ld in1o now
era and placed circus exhibitions upon
a basis that has never before even been
attempted. Two separate and distinct
representative circus companies, cUlied
from the best that the world ahords
have been Joined together Two mas
sive menageries have been blended into
one and the two maguIfcenJ p2rades
have been so arranged that double
parade is given daily in the ciJ es where
these combined shows a:e 10 exhibit.
1t requires the largest tents that have
ever been constructed to accommodate
this big amusement institution, and so
enormous have been the crowds at
tending. that it has been necessary TO
agument the seating capacity, for it Is
not the policy Of these shows to so
limit their seating capacity as 10 make
those who desire to see and enjoy the
wonderful performances procure seats,
and while there have been reserved
opera chairs placed around the arena
for the accommodation of those desir-
ing them. fully eight-tenths OF the seats
are free to the patrons. Their day OF
exhibition in Wheeling is Friday, and
II will surely be a gala day.