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acid is neutralized by carbonate OF soda
The acid is affixed to the sodium, form
ing common salt. and every trace of the
carbonic acid remaining is carried of By
varying temperature, pressure. and de-
gree of acidity variety OF sugars can be
produced. When the acid treatment. or
conversion" is carried to the farthest.
grape sugar is the result. When the
action is incomplete thick, colorless
sirup, called glucose. is produced To
make table sirup of glucose 10 per cent
Of cane sirup. sorghum, or molasses Is
added.
The grape sugar taken from starch
does not resemble cane sugar, for the
large amount Of water in the corn pre-
vents crystallization or granulation. All
the efforts to overcome this defect have
failed. About all the water-free sugar is
used for now is in the manufacture OF
wine and beer.
With the main body of starch and the
germ. c: the kernel used, the hull, or
bran. and the gluten are left. The gluten
is dried in presses. and In its dry
state about one-third of 1t Is starch.
which the chemists are unable to extract.
As gluten meat 1t is fed 20 cattle, and
mixed with the bran Ii becomes gluten
food. The cobs and husks are left behind
for other uses. and the stalks have found
their utility as forage
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A kernel OF corn is very simple-look-
ing thing; yet 1t is composed OF four dis
tinct parts-the outer covering, the hull
or bran; then the hard, fiinty, or glutinous
part; then the starch, and last the little
white point which extends through the tip
and is called the germ.
OF these four parts the germ, abou. the
size Of the wheat kernel is the most inter-
esting, and. when profit is considered, the
most valuable. Its history is like that OF
the cotton seed, for only few years ago
II was looked upon as a nuisance and the
starch and glucose manufacturers spent
money to get rid of It, Machines cracked
each grain. the mass was given a bath, and
the light germ hoated out, while the
starch, bran and gluten remained behind.
After it was discovered by the chemists
that the despised little germs contained
an oil worth more than any other con-
stituent OF Indian corn the waste ceased
Now the germs are put under hydraulic
pressure OF something like two tons to
the square inch and the oil is squeezed
out OF them. The little coats of fiber
left become a base for oil cake and 20
back TO the cattle.
Corn oil is OF golden color. and so sweet
and pure that IL often serves as a sub
stitute for olive oil. Unlike other vegs-
table oil. IL will stand for years in any
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relics, including pictures of different
kinds. In this room is also an original
theater bill OF Ford's Theater on the night
of the assassination. The play was "Our
American Cousin,'' in which. as presented
at Laura Keene's Theater on Broadway,
New York. Joseph Jefferson and E. II.
Sothern tthe elder were first brought
prominently before the public as masters
of the dramatic art, the former as Asa
Treuchard and the latter as Lord Dun
dreary. There is also an original pho-
tograph OF Lincoln's visit to the head
quarters OF Gen. George B. Mcclellan
after the battle OF Antietam.
The room In which Lincoln died is at
the end OF the entrance hall, and is pre-
served as it was at the time Of his death.
excepting that the bed and other furni-
ture and the pictures on the wall have
been removed and the room converted into
4 gallery of pictures representing his
death and scenes and incidents connected
with his life. and a museum of relics in
glass cases.
Among the pictures is a large crayon of
the death-bed scene. but. as before stated.
the only accurate representation of this
solemn incident is the woodcut published
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climate or temperature without chang
ing its color OF becoming rancid. For a
barrel of $50 pounds the manufacturer in
Chicago the greatest grain center in the
world gets about s23, or cents a pound
"a neat price for what was thrown away
few years ago.
Corn rubber has all the outward char
acteristics of India rubber. even to the
color. II is made OF corn oil squeezed
out OF the germs. The oil undergoes q
sulphur treatment followed by baking
and an excellent substitute for India rub
Der is the ultimate result.
A point in favor of corn rubber Is that
1t can be sold for about one-tenth the
price of Para rubber. which costs about
81 a pound. Corn rubber can be used in
rubber boots. bicycle tires. sheet rubber.
water proofing. rubber heels. linoleum-
indeed, in nearly all classes Of rubber
goods. Its most extensive use is prob
ably in machinery. as in packing for
valves. The fact that corn oil is not af-
fected by the air again proves Of value,
for its rubber products resist oxidation.
remain pliable and do not crack as do
most Of the rubber substitutes made from
vegetable oils.
In feeding cattle the oil is also used In
the form OF oil cake, OF which 1t forms
about 10 per cent. Little Of this is fed to
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"HoMAS Jefferson believed in the
adoption OF the ear OF corn as a
national emblem; now, more than
ever, seemed It appropriate TO en-
pIoy this symbol as representing a charnc-
teristic and valuable feature OF American
agriculture, for chemical experiment is
constantly revealing new uses for this tru-
ly golden product.
Sixty years ago corn was only consider
cd al for the feeding Of animals and the
,roduction of. Bourbon whisky. Today II is
The basis OF thirty or forty manufactured
,raaucts. each OF which is daily proving a
considerable factor in the commercial
world Wheat, oats, and barley. and every
other cereal, will soon be relegated each
10 a comparatively narrow sphere on the
market, and the agricultural possibilities
OF the United States will have reached a
stage OF development far beyond the
dreams OF the widest enthusiast With
in the last few months a company has
been organized with sso.Ooo.00o in New
York. which is to deal in corn alone, buy
ing the sheIled grain and manufacturing
and selling its by-products.
The company will consume as much corn
rs all Europe buys In q small export year.
and nearly half rs much as Europe uses In
big export year. The annual capacity OF
ne compsny's factories is estimated at
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, laid upon his bed. where he passed away
the following morning.
Picture of Death Scene.
There is said to be but one authentic
picture Of the death scene among the many
that have been made; rather crude wood
cut, which was published at the time in
an illustrated paper. II was drawn from
the description of the young man in whose
room Lincoln died, and is to be seen upon
the wall II is noticeable that the WALL
paper delinested in this picture is uD-
changed.
After climbing the steps and ringing the
door bell the visitor is admitted into a
hallway, the walls OF which are almost
completely covered with portraits OF Lin
coin at various periods OF his life, In
steel engraving, photograph, and ltho-
graph, 2se' in ALL
In the front room are some OF the most
interesting articles in the museum in
cluding black locust rail split by Alb
raham Lincoln in 1890, which was taken
from the fence around his fathers house,
as certified by John Hanks and attested
by Governor 0glesby in a letter hanging
upon the doorpost. dated 1860.
The flag, discolored by time, which
draped the Presidential box on the fatal
night. hangs in glass case above the
mantelpiece. In the lower part is a long
rent made by the assassins spur (which
hangs nearby as IL caught and threw him
on the stage, breaking his leg.
Pictures taken from illustrated papers
of the time represent every incident in
the terrible drama; the stealthy entry of
the murderer behind the curtain in the
rear of the box; the fatal shot: the gen
eral CONSERVATION as Booth leaped to the
stage and linped away; mounting his
horse, his mad ride, and his death In the
burning barn by the stealthy shot OF Bos-
ton Corbett. There are excellent pictures
of all who were hanged, imprisoned, or
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drained off Is run through mills. taking off
the hulls. breaking up the glutinous mat
ter. and freeing the germs. The gluten,
starch. and hull are ground fine and passed
over silk bolting cloth.
The hull or bran remains on top. but
the starch and gluten pass through. The
gluten and starch get another bath. and
the starch, being the heavier. remains
behind. The starch is, by this time, in
solid form, and after the last water is
dried out the product is ready for the
market. In this state II may be used in
the laundry, brewery, or confectionery, or
sold in the same can with baking powder.
but 1t stands a good chance CT staying in
the factory and undergoing changes that
will make it grape sugar, glucose. or
dextrin.
Dextrins are gums or paste. To make
substitute for gum arabic out of starch,
it is treated with nitric acid and then
backed. AS dextrin the starch fixes dyes
and colors on fabrics, particularly calico,
and also may be used in paper boxes,
oilcloth. ink. wallpaper. for cumming en-
yelopes and stamps. or wherever strong,
adhesive paste is required.
The greatest single derivatives Of corn
starch are glucose and grape sugar. To
make these the starch is treated with
muriatic acid. and after pressure the
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! field to Washington prior to his inaugura-
tion in 1861; a photograph of Dennis
Hanks. son OF brother OF Lincolns
mother, Nancy Hanks. who was born May
10. 1893. and who taught the alphabet,
reading. writing. and spelling to his cou-
sin Abrahsl.
Many Valuable Relics.
Inclosed in glass cases are many valu-
able relics. including autograph letters
and cards OF Abraham Lincoln; the key OF
the prison in which the conspirators were
incarcerated; lock OF Mrs. Lincoln's
hair: original photographs of Mrs. Lin
coin and others; pieces Of the ropes by
which the conspirators were hanged. and
many books belonging to the Lincoln
family. including the family Bible-over
one hundred years old-which I.incolns
mother read to him when boy. and which
bears on its cover the autograph of Abra-
ham Lincoln. written when he was nine
years of age.
Many other things of interest and value
are in this room, which it would take n
long time and much space to adequately
describe. In the back parlor there is
found an equally interesting medley of
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T)RTY-TW0 years ago this day Abra-
II ham Lincoln was first nominated
4 for President Of the United States,
and from that day till this the
fame of Lincoln has grown and his .coun-
try's love for him increased.
Into the lives of few men has such deep
and exhaustive research been made within
SO short a period after the subjects end
as has been made into the life OF Lincoln;
and of few lives have SO many mementos
been garnered.
Senator McMilian's bill for opening free
10 the public the Lincoln Museum on
Tenth Street provides for lcng-felt need.
The Lincoln memorial collection contained
in the plain red brick house opposite the
old Ford Theater building is generally
conceded to be the most remarkable and
complete collection in the world of relics
pertaining to one man. The articles are
appropriately preserved in the house into
which the great war President was car
ried from the scene of his assassination.
and in which he breathed his last on the
morning of April 15. 1865.
MS mouse lS Wv utu ny pO'-
erument, but the collection is the proper
" of MIR. Osborn II. oldroyd, who has de-
voted forty-six years of his life to the
work. The only distinctive feature of the
museum to the passer-by is sign stat
ing that Abraham Lincoln died in this
house, at twenty-five minutes past seven
A. NJ. April Is, 1861"
Il was a lodging house at the time Of
the tragedy, and one of the dodgers,
young private soldier. whose photograph
hangs inside, upon hearing the commotion
in the street after the shooting. rushed
70 the door. The wounded President was
1ust being carried out Of the theater. and
his bearers, seeing the lighted doorway
opposite, quickly took their injured man
into the house. The dying man was taken
into the room of the young soldier, and
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in an illustrated paper at the time. This
picture is not as dramatic as the fanciful
ones. of which there are scores in the
room, the members of the Cabinet being
seated around the bed of the dying man,
Stanton's buriy form a noticeable fea
ture.
In the rear OF the room which was the
scene of Lincoln's death Is the former
servants room, now the library, which
contains over one thousand volumes OF
biography of Lincoln and books relating
to the Civil War; five hundred news
papers and three hundred and twenty
magazines containing articles relating to
Lincoln's life and death: three thousand
FIVE hundred newspaper clippings; hun
dreds Of printed and manuscript SER
mons delivered at the time of the funeral.
and many books and pamphlets that be-
longed TO the beloved President: also
many touching original letters addressed
to or written by Mr.. Lincoln, who was
never too busy to show his love of the
country's soldiers. then battling for the
preservation of the nation; his COM
miseration for the inevitable evils of war,
anu his lerEent hopes prayers LOT
the speedy advent of peace.
Addition to Building.
Back of the library is a recent addition
to the building. which contains the cook
ing stove last used by the Lincoln family
in the homestead at Springfield; stand
made from the sill of the house in which
Lincoln lived in 1884. with lines engraved
thereon that were written for it by the
poet Whittier; walnut cradle. in which
the Lincoln children were rocked. often
by the hand of their father; black haircloth
sofas and chairs bought by Mr.. Lincoln
and used by him at the time when he left
Springfield for Washington, in 1861: a
what-not made from n walnut bedstead
presented by Lincoln to friend in Spring
field; wheel from the family carriage;
wooden dining-room chairs: a wooden set
tee on which Lincoln rested on his porch;
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his office desk. and his wooden office arm
chair, in which he sat when he wrote hi.
| first inaugural address. Here are also
statuettes, engravings, and photographs.
including Brady's famous photograph of
Lincoln, which is considered the best like
ness Of him at the time Immediately pre-
ceding his death.
Work of Mr. Oldroyd.
The man whose work of lifetime has
resulted in this wonderfully perfect col
lection is Osborn H. Oldroyd, a native of
! Ohio. and the Lincoln Museum is one of
the many good things which we owe to
the Buckeye State. MIR. oldroyd served
through the Civil War. He removed to
Springfield. ILL.,. the home of the martyred
President, with view to the bette- pros
ecution Of the work upon which re bad
set his mind-the collecting of mementos
of the great man whom he had set before
him as his ideal of a hero. Upon the
acquisition of the Lincoln homestead by
the State of Illinois as gift from Hon.
Robert T. Lincoln. made at the instance
of Mr.. Oldroyd. the latter was appointed
its custodian, and remained there as such
until 1898. when a change OF admsnistra-
tion led to his removal.
He was invited by the Memorial Asso-
citation Of the District OF Columbia to
bring his collection to this city, with
view to its purchase by the Government
and public exhibition as an eloquent
tribute to the martyred President, whose
memory it is so desirous to perpetuate-
Upon arriving in Washington Mr.. Oldroyd
found that the association had rented for
him the house in which Lincoln died
where. after many necessary repairs had
been made. the museum was again estab-
lished and opened to public view. Con-
gress was induced to make an appropria-
tion for the purchase of the building. with
view to its permanent occupancy by Mr..
0ldroyd and the Lincoln Museum, and the
provision for the free admission of the
public will be the next step in rendering
generally available in the Capital of the
Nation this remarkable monument to one
of the nations greatest names.
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Begun as the Result of One Mans Love and
Veneration for the Liberator of the Slaves
and Savior of His Country, and Continued
and Completed by the Unflagging Efforts of
the Same Man-Now It Is Proposed to Open
This Shrine of Freedom to the Public, Free.
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Forty-two Years Have Passed Today Since His
FIRST Nomination for President of the United
States es-Appropriatey Enough Washington
Contains the Most Extensive Gathering of
Mementos and Personal Possessions of
the Matyred President :. :. :.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-02
HEAVY WHEAT
LIQUIDATION
Caused Weakness in the Pit
at Chicago Yesterday
CORN CLOSED LAC HIGHER
Cats Were Higher While Pro-
visions Were Shade Lower.

Chicago, Dec. L-Heavy liquidation of
wheat caused weakness. in that pit today
and the close Was weak. with May down
7sQS4c. May corn closed &c higher, while
oats were up 1s44o. January provisions
closed from 21kc to 5Q7l2c. lower.
The feature TO trading in wheat vas the
unloading of a big line by the leading
long and the consequent throwing or the
market Of a large amount held ny trad
ers wc0 had been following in his wake.
The result was decline of over cert
in May, while the nearby deliveries were
also easier The news IN general was
bearish. lower cables, liberal receipts in
the northwest and a large increase in the
visible supply being the main depressing
factors. Buyin gby commission houses
a the low point caused a rally late in the
day. the close being at lower figures,
with May 5sG%4c of at 75075isc The
opening was &c lower to sc higher, at
75+sG757sc. and ranged between 1859 and
755sc. The visible supply for Sle weef,
showed an increase Of 1882. 000 bushels.
compared with 3, $4,000 bushels q year
ago. Clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to 322 800 bushels. Primary receipts
were 1885. 200 bushels. against, 80 90
year ago. MinneapolisAand Duluth re-
ported receipts OF l,557 cars. which. with
local receipts of 40 cars-20 OF contract
points Of 1887 ears. against 1924 cars
last week and /, III cars a year ago.
Trading in corn was light and the weak
ness in wheat affected this market and
caused an easier feeling, but toward the
end of the session there was a fair de-
mand and the early loss was wholly re-
gained Nay closing lsc higher, al 42sfm
425sc, after selling between 42l4Q42ssc and
42az4423sc Extremely favorable weather
for the movement. lower cables and only
q fair cash demand We're weakening in
fuences. Local receipts were 202 cars,
with II OF contract grade.
Although there was little doing in oats
the undertone was fVner q good com
mission house demand being the sustain
ing factor. May closed 1sQl4c higher. at
32lx GS27sc. after ranging between 3i@4c
and 322sc. Local receipts were 2S5 cars.
Provisions were quiet and after a
slightly higher opening prices showed a
tendency to move downward under scat
tered selling by longs and on lack Of
any particular support The weakness
in wheat and corn was a bear factor.
The close was steady, with January pork
PFC lower at $l5s21a. Lard was down
5g71kc. at Ss45Qs. IN. and ribs off PIC.
at ssl21zQS15.
Estimated receipts for tomorrw
Wheat. 80 ears: corn, 295 cars oats. 2Q0
cars. hogs, 81 go head.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-02
HOG MARKET
WAS STEADY
Receipts Were Large for First
Day of Week,
TOP PRICE WAS S6.O5
Cattle Receipts Light but of
Good Quality.
TOP PRICE WAS S6.05

Hog receipts yesterday were the largest
Of any Monday for several weeks, but
this was no surprise. The buyers and
sellers have locked forward TO better re-
ceipts this week than last 1t was eX-
pected thar the prices paid here for the
past ten days would have a tendency
TO turn more shippers 20 this market for
the simple reason that they cannot az
ford to run past with their hogs at pres
ent prices When the market closed last
night one more than thousand hogs had
been received ard sold and one more
car load was reported TO arrive later.
The buyers started out with the belief
that hogs would be bought tride
cheaper yesterday thai last Saturday. but
sellers held firm and pretty soon the hogs
began to move at steady to strong prices.
At the close good heavy hogs went off
easily at five cents above the six-dollar
mark. Light and rough hogs brought
less money. but the sellers were pleased
because they believed they were getting
comparatively good prizes DOld and Gu
daily took I'll the hogs offered and it
would be hard to tell how many more
would have been taken IL they had been
offered
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-02
Cattle Sales.
STOCKERS AND FFEDF
Local Grain ard Produce Market.

Wheat farmer delivery old.
No. >. 5Sc; new-No .. 5Sc; No. 3. 54Q56cs
No 4 51053c Carloads on track-HdarG,
No >, sc; No. 3, 53i. d542sc; No. l. 47AG
5lAc; red, one cent less than hard. on
track.
Corn-No. >. So: No. 5. soc Carloads
on track-NO. >. 3li2c, No 8. 2S14G29l1c;
white. No. . 3lisc; No. g. 301ac.
Osts-Farmers delivery. 2SG30c- Car
loads on track-No. >, 25i2c; No. 3. 24iAc;
No 4. 221ac
Hay-Alfalfa. No !. $3.50; No. .. $3.50;
prairie. loose. No. !, 5000: No ?. $500;
baled. No J. 500: Nc. ,, $500; No. B. S5-00
Flour-(N - holesale)-Bes patent $40;
en- carload lots. delivered TO all southern
Kansas points. Delivered. same. Bran.
70c; shorts, Soc
Butter-Packing. 1511c; country. 20Q22e;
creamery. No /, 2Sc
Eggs-1Sc subject 10 Gambling.
Poultry-Hens. &c; spring broners. ~
10 . lbs. 10c ~ TO 80 lbs. Sc. turkey
hens. l0c; toms. &C; old toms. Sc; geese.
fun feather. &c; ducks. fuE feather. &c.
Green Fruit-Apples, hand picked. 400
Soc
Hides-G. s. 1 and pounds. 7isc: side
brand hides, IS pounds and mp 7ei side
brand hides under So pounds. Sc: g. s
bun hides. sc, glue stock and bad grub
by. SIC; green. hides. be. No. I horse.
s2.25. No . horse SL25; pony hides. 15c to
sl.oo; dry alnt butcher, Is pounds and up,
15c; dry flint fallen. 16 pounds and up,
lie; all light hides under 10 pounds. &c;
Rll dry sailed hides, ice; ali culls, &c: No.