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WICHITA, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY, 25, 1892. NO. 21. The Southern Kansas Fair and Columbian Exhibition. British Grain Trade.

London, May SI. The Mark Lano "The best publication of the kind I have ever seen;" "It has made many friends for the Fair;" "It is the only report of progress which reaches the real heart of Express, in its weekly review of the Brit the people," taken from endorse ish grain trade, says: There are large supplies of English wheat. The prices of the fine samples are maintained. The values of the lower qualtities show a decline of Cd. The prices of foreign wheats show an average decline of 6d.

Corn is in good demand at an advance of Gd. ments of Imposition officials, found on inside page of the back cover. Price, 25 cents per copy, or twelve issues for $3 00. Early in the fall this publication will be issued semi-monthly down to the beginning of the Exposition. During the Ex.

position it will appear weekly. From first to last there will be sixty numbers, or five volumes of twelve numbers each. Cost for the entire issues only $12.00. J. Campakll, Publisher, 159 and 161 Adams Chicago, III, U.

S. Oats are dull. Barley, beans and peas unchanged. At to-day's market English and foreign wheats further declined Cd, and met with poor sale at the decline. 1 lour was sluggish and values were bare News Items.

ly maintained. Corn and oats were 3d dearer. Barley and peas were steady. Beans and rye were flat. Wheat Trade Views in London.

Beerbohm's London List of May says: in their line. William Marks and Mike Ilooney are certainly at the top of the profession in their great bare back acts. DeBonare's balancing act was superb. The great impalement by Sig. Orcarls and Lester and the Tybells caused the immense audience to hold their breath during their entire act.

While tho wonderful arlel feats of the Vernon Brothers held all spellbound. The carrying feats on barebacked horses of Chas. Reed ami daughter and Will Marks aud wife were highly appreciated. The army of Clowns kept the audience convulsed with laughter during the whole performance. The trained hog exhibited by Mons Natille showed great patience in training.

The manege acts by Miss J. Sunlin and Miss Ida La Rue were highly entertaining. In fact every act was a masterpiece. We cannot say too much of the Grand Entry the whole being quite new to the Arena it was beautlfnlly grouped, magnificently costumed and proved the most imposing spectacle ever witnessed in this country, enormous expense must have been entailed on this great spectacle. The music discoursed by Prof.

Wm. Weldon's Orchi8tral Band was truly the grandest ever heard with any circus. The Ring-ling Bros.rlmve certainly out-done themselves this season and have certainly made lasting friends of all who witnessed their excellent entertaiument in this City and will surely be given a royal reception should they ever visit our City again. The street parade given last Saturday was the most imposing richly costumed and caprisoned ever witnessed. It was our good fortune to meet Mr.

Alf. T. Ringling while here aud to him we owe much for courtesy extended and information received touching the workings of their Mammoth Shows. The course of the wheat trade during the past two or three -weeks seems to indicate that the low level of values has been Secretary McNair returned from an eastern trip yesteiday and reports fair matters a8 booming. The horsemen are coming sure, for he has already secured the entries of some fine stables.

He thinks the time never was, when so much good feeling existed towards Wichita, or so many people looking this way for our annual fair. The cattle men are looking for one of the finest exhibits ever witnessed in the state. It is thought that Mis-feouri will send some of her best herds to compete against those of Kansas. Last year was the first time that any Mlssour-ianshad ever taken part in our cattle display, and the treatment they received at that time, has caused much favorable comment and will undonbtly bear good fruit this year. The high water at St.

Louis and Kansas City interfered materially with Mr. McNair's work, and he was obliged to leave some of it undone because of inability to make the points he wished to. The correspondence in the secretary's office is of a very varied nature, and comes from almost all over the United States! The most inter'estingietter found in the great mass of accumulated matter upon his return, was the following from a friend of the fair residing in the extreme southwest part of the comity, showing the feeling in his section and which is thought to bo the feeling existing all over the district included by the Southern Kansas Fair association: 1 Annkes, May 16, W.P.McNnir. Dkau Si Now is the Southern Kansas Fair association? If you could only see the fruits of our exhibit last fall you would feel encouraged. 1 know of some twenty.five families who have come in and se6ured farms in this part of the county on account of that exhibit of products.

Then if you could see the teams turning over every available rod of prairie there is throughout this entire country and men coining in and buying it up until there is none to rent, you would be still more encouraged especially if you had the experience I did in asking one man if he was not afraid of starving out in drouthy Kansas. He replied, "not as long as they can raise such corn as I saw at the fair last fall; and such pumpkins, why a man could almost make a house of one." And so the good work goes on in the country, bringing more trade to the towns as well as producers to the country; no vacant farms and new houses in town. So cheer up and work on and be sure and reached, for prices to-day are, If anything, a trifle higher than they were a fortnight ago. There is, however no general desire to speculate, the future of the trade being more than usually uncertain. Supplies for the remainder of this season being practically assured, the future, of course, depends almost entirely upon the crop prospects, which in Europe may be called fair, and in America comparatively unfavorable.

So much, however, depends on the weather this month that buyers may be pardoned if they use the utmost caution. Meanwhile the great safety in present values is their lowness. The World's Columbian Exposition Illustrated for May. From the St. Louis Interstate Grocer.

1 Wall Paper men are forming a great trust which will embrace twenty-two firms, having a capital Investment of over trust will begin by throwing five hundred travelling men out of employment. This is the kind of philantropic work that trusts generally are engaged in. In is rumored that all of the companies in which Andrew Carnegie is interested will be combined under the name of The Carnegie Steel Company Limited." It Alii be backed about $40,000,000, and will employ from 12,000 to 15,000 men. The secretary of the treasury and the director of the mint have approved the plan suggested by the World's Fair management that $20,000,000 in 50 cent pieces be struck off with designs appropriate to the exposition. A company with a capital of $75,000 has been formed in New York for the purpose of drying and otherwise utilizing the banana and plantain food.

The company will operate their works at Colon on the Isthmus of Panama. Experiments show that the banana may be successfully dried and prepared for market either as dried fruit, Hour, meal or canned pulp. The most hopeful sign of the times is the heavy shipment of wheat, which show a gain of over 20 per cent above the tatal of the week before, and G7 per cent, increase over the corresponding week a year ago. The Worlds Greatest Shows. Perpetual Motion.

During the discussion of the United States banking bill In congress some time In 1835 or 1836, John Randolph, of Roanoke, who was opposed to the passage of the bill which was intended to establish a United States bank, said that he had discovered perpetual motion, and it was very simple, being that "Paper makes money, Money makes banks', Banks make poverty, Poverty makes rags, Rags make paper, Paper makes money, Money makes banks." and so on forever and forever. give us one more such fair as you had for exhibits last tall and they will have to tack on several strips to hold the people who will come in and make Wichita truly the "Queen of the West." J. Dennett, Sr. This number has reached us, und is as interesting and beaotiful as ever. It is brimful of authentic World's Fair information.

It is interesting to noto at this time, when each day marks the birth and death of some literary venture, that this magazine has already established itself in the affections of the people and has reached a circulation unprecedented in so short a time. Founded in February, 1891, it now counts its readers in every civilized land. Conspicuous aiming the artistic features of tho May issue are a full page engraving cf the lion. Mark L. McDonald, Com-niisMoner-ut Large from California, and a double page engraving of the California State building to be.

erected on the Exposition ground, and also a full page group of the geven members of the California State Board. There are besides these several large engravings showing some of the buildings and portions of others in course of construction, together with portraits of various Commissioners from different States. Amung the notable literary features we notice "Important Events of the Past Month," as connected with the building of the Exposition. "Or-namenntul Work on the Buildings," Transportation on Water." and a sketch of the sixth session of the World's Columbian Commission, held in Chicago, April 0, this year. There is an extended article entitled "Cnlsfornia at the Fair" which is of special interest.

It is a matter of pride to all that California takes such a large interest in the success of the E. hibition and is doing so much to make it an event worthy of our own country. There are two strikingly interesting engravings portraying scenes in Mexico, accompanied by a special article entitled "The Work of the Latin-American Department in Mexico." Altogether this number of the magazine does great credit to the publisher and is deserving of such remarks as the following, which has been made by men and women high in the councils of the Exhibition: "One of unusual merit;" We can assure our friend that every effort will be made to have the 1892 fair the best of them all, and we hop he will so inform his friends. When such letters come in, it must be apparent to all that the fair is not a failure as an advertising medium, and when it is considered that Ringlings Bros. Great Shows, exhibited under a sea of canvass in this City last Saturday afternoon and evening to immense crowds at each performance.

To say that the Five Brothers have the finest show that has ever been to this City is only expressing tho verdict of all who visited the aggregation last Saturday. Every detail is most carefully watched by the management and with such extreme care that one would have to pry deep into the details to find room for improvement. The Ringlings unlike most show managers advertise nothing but what they really exhibit, their program is faithfully carried out and the noted artists appears in one or other of the two rings or elevated stage in new and astounding feats. To mention any one more than another would be injustice. But we must mention those who to us excelled.

The Japs all were marvellous, the high balancing acts of Brazil and Alton and the Tybells were extremely graceful. The Reed Sisters rode beuati-fully and surpassed any thing ever seen eai'h succeeding fair has been better than Story About a Horse. A stray horse entered a Brooklyn candy store the other day, to the great terror of the proprietor, picked up some candy and held it out to the young woman clerk. While she was wondering whether the animal wanted the candy wrapped up and sent home cr not, the horse's owner came in and explained that the petted beast wanted some one to hold the candy while he ate it. He was used to being fed from the hand, and thought he could eat in no other way.

Philadelphia Ledger. A tendency Is evinced on tho part of Borne of the younger ladies to monopolize the sweater, a garment hitherto confined to football players and men devoted to other athletic sports. These odd looking pieces of wearing apparel are worn in place of the old time jersey and are usually accompanied by a blazer jacket. Bar Harbor cor. Boston Globe.

its predecessor, it must be admitted that every burners man should sec the necessity of doing his part towards the perpet-tuiy ofthe organization. As has been paid before in those columns, the associa tion is ready to receive and act upon sug gestions that may bo offered by any citi zen and it is hoped that all will feel that freedom to call upon the secretary which would be used were they the officers of the association. 4hnt nrrnn kitiimimv. 1 Imp in I TV IlUC lUtdldlUir "'VUUIIUVIW' VVUlllllWllvH.