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A Question of Copyright.
the Innfinn Morning Post.

From the London Morning Post
Mr.. Hughes, K. c., explained that the ac-
tion was brought by Mr.. Af1alo, we'll known
in the literary world, to restrain the de-
PENDANTS, who are publishers, from infring-
ing his copyright in certain articles that he
had written for a work called ''The Ency-
clopedia of Sport" 1t appeared that the
defendants some time ago conceived
the idea of publishing in periodical
parts the work mentioned, and they en-
gagged the plaintiff as editor at salary of
$500. He was also to contribute certain ar
ticles on fishing. The work was eventually
brought out, and the plaintiff was paid for
his services. Subsequently the defendants
brought out another book called 1.-THE
Young Sportsman" and in that volume
they reproduced the articles the plaintiff
had written for the encyclopedia. This the
plaintiff contended they had no right to do,
defendants only acquired the right to pub
iish his articles in "The Encyclopedia Of
Sport" Counsel said that the plaintiff did
not take these proceedings for the purpose
of seeking damages, but with the object of
obtaining a decision on the point which
was of great interest to the literary pro-
feSsion.
His lordship reviewed the copyright act
and said he came to the conclusion that
the plaintiffs contention was the right one,
and he must grant an Injunction against
the defendants, prohibiting them from re-
publishing the plaintiffs articles in .'The
Young Sportsman" The plaintiff would
have his costs.
Evening star., 1901-11-16
StevensOn's Literary Plans.
From the London Academy.

From the London Academy.
Not the least interesting portions of Mr.
Graham Balfour's Life Of r. l.. Steven
son." just published, are the references
to the literary projects that were never
carried out. After the production of "Dea-
con Brodie." Stevenson proposed to busy
himself with the following plays:
Honor and Arms" drama in three acts
1.-THE King of Clubs" drama in four acts.
"Pepy's Diary" comedy.
1.-THE Admirable Crichton," romantic
comedy in five acts
Ajax" drama in four acts.
THE Passing of Venderdecken," legend,
In four acts.
Farmer George" historical play in five
acts.
1.-The Gunpowder Plot" historical play.
1.-THE Atheist" comedy.
''The Mother-in-Law," drama.
Madame Fate drama in a prologue
and four acts.
Madame Destiny.
Farmer George was to have covered
the whole reign of George III, ending with
a scene in which the mad king recovered
for awhile his reason.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

found the second and smaller part of the
original volume quite as entertaining as the
first.
RosALYNDEs LOVERS. BY Maurice Thompson.
Illustrated by G. Alden Pelrson. Indianapolis:
The Bowen-Merrin Company.
A young millionaire a-tour a wheel
through Indiana encounters pretty young
woman on the road in storm and begins
at once to love her. Later they collide
while bicycling at full speed, and the man
is hurt seriously, the girl only slightly
She nurses him when she has recovered.
He falls, Of course, more deeply in love
with her than ever. Meanwhile he has
learned that a struggling young artist with
a physical deformity is engaged to her, and
then begins q complication which Is not
solved for several years. but is eventually
brought to a conventionally satisfactory
conclusion. Mr.. Thompson evidently wrote
this work before he had attained his full
stride in letters, for it is unsatisfactory in
some aspects, although in the main it
meets the needs of the rational reader of
love stories. One can hardly forgive the
conception of rich man as the hero
spending only five per cent of his total In
come for years and then bursting into gen.
erosity which even a liberal dispenser of
charity would deplore as unwise. Nor
would so impetuQuS lover. as Breyton,
making with an engaged girl, be likely to
neglect for so long as he did the chance of
acceptance when he had approached nearer
to success than at any previous time. Sem
timentally this posthumous story is well
enough Psychologically it is rather mis-
fit 1t has been given a handsome dress.
SEVERANCE; Novel. By Thomas Cobb. New
York: John Lane.
The story Of matrimonial misunderstand-
ings is never pleasant. This one is in places
particularly unpleasant, although it is
couched in high key of decency 1t re-
lates to English people who agree to dis
agree and after a separation of several
months are finally brought together again
through the sacrificial intervention of a
Young woman. This girl-she is entering
the period of spinsterhood-is the heroine
of the tale of character and purpose, q
fine figure in fiction as she would prove in
life 1t is inevitable that some one shall
be disappointed, for there are three women
and only two men. There is a glimpse Of
an impossible fourth woman as well. so
that the proportionate chance of each of
her sex is narrowed. 1t is unfortunate that
so bright and worthy story should be
compressed between covers so unfortunate
ly decorated. The picture on the front
beard is altogether too depressing for COM
fort
Phelps. Boston: Houghton Mifn & Co. Wash
ington: Brentano's.
Mrs. Ward has taken of late to course
of psychological writing which discourages
some of ner earlier readers, while attract
ing some new ones. In this story in dra-
matte form, following the lines Of the
Gates Ajar" series preceding 1t, she seeks
to describe the sensations of the soul of
man suddenly cut off by death without re-
ligious convictions. Strength it undohbted-
ly possesses, but of such a startling nature
that at times the reader is amazed at the
writer's courage. The allegory is pro-
employed to produce atmosphere" is rather
cumbersome.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

out alive-we are getting more light on the
youngsters OF the great land far to the
east. Their games and songs are being
SHOWN to us in books that teach us that
children of both halves of the world might
easily enjoy each others company if they
could only find a common language. They
VIII sing about the. same songs and play
the same games, and as they grow up they
Will lead about the same lives as far as
their elders will let them. DR.. Headland's
second book about the young folks of China
IS beautifully presented, with color mar
gins and many illustrations, showing the
youngsters at their play. The cover is in
the characteristic Chinese coloring and de-
sign.
MEMOIRS OF SIMPLE SIMON Verses by D. B.
keeler. Pictures by {, s; Vandevort: New
elberger.
Simple Simon has always been regarded
as the clown of Mother Goose. He now
asks for a higher station in the minds of
the little folks. He offers this book,
through the words and the pictures Of two
clever men, and puts his case in these
words:
AS have been handed down for the last one
hundred years and more, as only having adventures
to and f Dt p pae %oad sae
only right to me that should say that know
happen ITO to me- in all ali these that pnt me in
considerable better light than my adventure with
fore, in justice to myself and at a considerable
strain to my poor brain, written Of my other ad
ventures in the following pages, hoping in that
way to clear myself from the tales the pieman told
about me and prove to the world that I
body in particular after all"
THE SURPRISE BOOK. By Nell K: MeElhone
Illustrated by Albertne Randall Whelan. New
York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Wash
ington: Brentano's.
Each verse, printed on single page,
suggests one idea to the mind of the little
reader. When the page is turned, however,
a full-page picture suddenly changes the
thought and the joke comes in the surprise
of the new meaning, Some of the puns are
palmer than others, but they all within
the reach of the young mind and the book
affords delightful entertainment.
YANKEE DOODLE GANDER; a Jingle Book. By
Oscar Hunt Gottschalck. New York: r.
II. Russell. Baltimore: B. e. Eichelberger.
There is strain of real instruction in
these nonsense jngles and bright drawings,
based upon episodes in American history.
The serious purpose, however, is not made
so plain that the youngsters cannot have
plenty of fun with the rhymes and illustra-
tions while they are unconsciousiy learning
about the American flag and all it means
today
Evening star., 1901-11-16
Paul du chaiiiu.

From the New. York Tribune.
Paul du Chaillu. the famous adventurer,
has a way Of doing things thoroughly He
decided to write book on Russia, but did
not announce that in order to prepare 1t
to the best advantage he would learn the
Russian language. According to the latest
advices from st. Petersburg he has boldly
penetrated into the very Ssyntax of this ex-,
traordinary wilderness and is graphing
with most gratifying success with the
troubles attendant on such an environment
He is making great progress with his com
ing work on the country Of the czar.
Evening star., 1901-11-16
BOOKS RECEIVED.

BEHOLD THE MAN; Being Novel dealing with
the Dual Personalities of the Peasants who Ap-
pear in the Sacred Performance at Oberammer-
gau. BY Claiming Pollock. Washington The
Neale Publishing Company.
WHERE THE SUGAR MAPLE GROWS; Idylls of
Howard BaEtle New York: r. + Fenno v" &
Company Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
BALDwIN's CONQUEST OF THE OLD NORTH
Discovery of 'Ih the old Norhwest h"f ete fe SeM
York: American Book Company.
PRACTICAL EXERCISES ON THE LATIN VERB.
BY Katherine Campbell Reiley Teacher of
Latin, Brooklyn Heights Seminary. New York
American Book Company.
THE LOVERS LIBRARY-LovE POEMS OF
ELIZABETH BARRETT. BROwN1NG; Includ-
ing the Sonnets from the Portuguese New
York: John Lane.
Twells. Jr, author of "A Triumph Of Destiny .
etc illustrated. Philadelphia: Henry +.
Coates Company. ---t-.
D'ARTAGNAN, THE KING MAKER; An Histor.
ical Novel. By Alexandra Dumas. Translated
by Henry L. Williams. Illustrated New York.
A MCKINLEY ROMANCE; A POEM By Alice
Illustrated Canton, Ohio: The Alice Danner
Jones Company. f
AND BRITAIN'S BLEST WITH RIGHTEOUS
NESS and THE FATE OF DULLSTROOM; !;
Poems By John ". Roddy. New York: The
Grafton Press. e4gF
BEFORE THE DAWN;a Story Of Russian Life
By Pfmenon Noble. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
4 Company. Washington VIM. BaIlantyne IL
Sons.
FLOWERS OF PARNASSUS-FLOWERS OF IN
NOCENCE. By William Rlake. Illustrations
by Geraldine Morris New York: John Lane
BACON'S UNE SEsIAINE AsPARIS. BY Edwin
F. Bacon, Ph.B With map and Illustrations
New York: American Book Company.
BITTER FRUIT; Novel by Mrs Iovett CAM
eron author of "a Eainz Sacrifice etc New
York and Washington: Brentanos.
DUBBSS NEW PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC By
Eugene L. Dubbs. New York: American Book
Company.
THE LOVERS LIBRARY = LOVE POEMS OF
LAND0R. New York: John Lane.
THE LOVERS LIBRARY LOVE POEMS OF
BURNS. New York: John Lane.
Evening star., 1901-11-16
NEW PUBLICATIONS

on THE GREAT HIGHWAY: the wanderings and
Adventures Of a Special Correspondent. By
James Creelman. Boston: Lothrop Publishing
Company.
Mr. Creelman stands for all that Is ag-
Gressiye and Yenturesome In a certain
Evening star., 1901-11-16

BEHOLD THE MAN; Being Novel dealing with
the Dual Personalities of the Peasants who Ap-
pear In the Sacred Performance at Oberammer-
gau. BY Claiming Pollock. Washington: The
Neale Publishing Company.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

PRACTICAL EXERCISES ON THE LATIN VERB
BY Katherine Campbell Kelley, Teacher of
Latin Brooklyn Heights Seminary. New York
American Book Company.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

THE LOVERS LIBRARY-LOVE POEMS OF
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING; Includ-
ing the sonnets from the Portuguese. New
York: John Lane.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

BY THE HIGHER LAW; a Novel. By Julia H.
Twells Jr author of "a Triumph of Destiny -
etc. Illustrated. Philadelphia: Henry T.
Coates & Company. --,
Evening star., 1901-11-16

Many ludicrous mistakes are made by in
qofers AFTER popular novels at the book
stores. One of the latest is related bv a
Georgia bookseller who was recently asked
for copy Of Wait a Minute" The next
day the bafbed buyer returned and glee-
fully acknowledged that he had wanted a
copy OF .Tarry Thou TIL Come"
Evening star., 1901-11-16

one or the lately announced novels ts
constructed around Cagliostro, a person
spire an imaginative writer to aImos+ Ij,1it
less flights of fancy i'iiii'-
Evening star., 1901-11-16

BALDWINS CONQUEST OF THE OLD NORTH
WEST. By James Baldwin author of "The
Discovery of the Old Northwest" etc. New
York: American Book Company.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

D'ARTAGNAN, THE KING MAKER; An Histor-
ical Novel. By Alexandra Dumas Translated
by Henry L. Williams. Illustrated New York.
Street q Smith
Evening star., 1901-11-16

WHERE THE SUGAR MAPLE GROWS; IdylIs of
Canadian Village. By Adeline NJ Tesky. IL
lustrations by ]. s. Gordon. Designs by W.
Howard Bartle. New York: r. r. Fenno &
Company. Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
Evening star., 1901-11-16

Richard Harding Davis is ahout to
emerge from the silence of many months
Win story entitled In the Fog" which
is said to deal with detective probIerns In
a light, burlesque spirit, This is an alto
gether new line for the author of Gale
gher and Soldiers OF Fortune" and Will
prOoapIy De watched with interest by those
who have formed a fondness for Mr.. Davis
work.
Evening star., 1901-11-16
WITHIN THE GATES. By Elizabeth stua,
Phelps. Boston, Houghton, Mifiiin & Co. Wasl
ington: Brentanos.
BOOKS FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

n THE DAYS OF AUDUBON; Tale of the Pro-
tector of Birds, with Appendix on the
Formation of Audubon Societies. BY Hezekial
Butterworth, author Of I'm the BoyhoOd of Lin
coln" etc Illustrated by b. West Clinedinst
and Others. New York: d. Appleton & Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-06-20
Qnrm0n hU Qm0ll R0U Tells of Goliath FaII--iow the
UUlulUl W UWull DUJ, Devil Looks

Kansas City, Mo, June IA
small boy in knee pants promises
to be one of the most popular of
the speakers at the revival being
conducted 10y the Rev. 4. +. Gam
mage at the Tabernacle Baptist
Church Mission. The boy preach.
cr is Willie Benson, and he was
born and reared III Kansas City.
He has been II diligcnt church
worker for two or three years, but
has Just begun to preach.
At the services last night Willie
took for his text John y. II, and
his subject was, The Lord as II
Good Shcphcrd.' He repeated the
text thrice, in imitation of the
good old way of imprcssing it ON
his hearers,
The first thing to do in preach
ing Il scrmon,' ~ said Willie in a
piping treble, is to explain the
text, but won take up time do
ing this, because the text is 50
simple that anyone who has ar
rived at the age Of understanding
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-06-20
Boys, Learn a Lesson.

\ comment by the Ccntralia
Courier:
The Audrain grand jury is in
vestigating the alleged misconduct
of lot of Ccntralia boys who were
ont riding Sunday afternoon week
ago i'll the vicinity of Sailing. 1t is
alleged that the party of young
folks made target of Frien dShip
school house. AS there were two
crowds, an older set following the
younger, it would he unjust to give
names until the truth of the charge
Is aScertaincd. We are in hopes
however, that the matter is great
ly exaggerated. In the first place it
looks unreasonable that a party
of boys should go out riding
with girls Sunday afternoon armed
to the teeth like cowboys and then
deport themselves like hoodlums by
shooting holes thru school houses.
In the second place in the crowd
Were some of Centlalia's $ incest
boys and girls and we cannot be-
licvc that they would be guilty of
such conduct. However this not
the first report of unsecmly bchav-
lor Of Ccntralia young people out
riding Sunday afternoon in the
country recentIy,and it might be
well for parents to look into this
matter IA little, and if there is auy
truth i'll it see that it never occurs
again. 1t should also be lesson
that every Ccntralia lad and .lassic
should lcdlm once for all time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-06-20
Teat Never Runs Dry.

The Bowling Green Times tells
the following on the citizens of the
county seat of Monroe:
Over at Paris, Mo. they do some
queer things, especially when they
want watcrworks and electric
lights. Last week they voted and
carried such Il proposition by a big
majority, For some time the pa
pers of that place have been doing
valiant work for the enterprise.
As is well known Il war had been
waged upon the colorcd people or
that town for II year on more.
They needed the votes of the color
ed men. \ mass meeting of col
ored people was called, After
feeding them on great gobS Of taf-
fy furnished by the colorcd people,
some Of the white leaders threw Il
few bOquets at the sons of Ham.
Then on election day, the mayor,
who was ii strong supporter of the
enterprise, ordered that the drug
stores close their wet ends and re-
main closed during the entire day.
This was stroke of political work
that has never been equalled. The
average Paris man cut loose from
a teat that had never run dry be-
fore, had to resort to water. And
as he was not used to the article,
concluded to vote for Il good quail
ity, Consequently water was vot-
ed and we suppose will come into
general use in Paris before many
years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-06-20
RETURNED HOME.
Lost His Farm--Servine a
Jail Sentence.

Macon, Mo-, June 1G. A queer
little story was developed at the
Jail this morning. Cornelius O.
Brlcn, 20 years of age, is serving
Il thirty-day Jail sentence for dis
turbing the peace of his family.
There was no trial in the case,
as he meekly pleaded guilty.
. 'Bricn returned recently from
South America, where he had been
working as Il Stoncmason for the
past thirteen years. When he left
he was the owner Of IL large and
valuable farm in Russell Township.
His wife and children were in
charge of it, The property was
unncumbercd. After 0 brien had
been away for some time and fail
ed to write home, Mrs. O'brcn
had the title made in her name un-
der the homestead act, alleging IL
abandonment,
For years his family mourncd
O'brien rs dead and when he re-
turned, pcnnilcSS and in i'll health,
he was hardly recognized. His at
tempt to resume old time relations
were not entirely successful. The
family charged that he was cross
and frctful and hard to please. His
present Jail sentence is for having
struck his daughter.
When O'Bricn was brought to
Macon he learned for the first time
that his property had been con.
vcycd to his wife. lie sent for
Capt, Ben +. Guthrie, Il local at
torncy, to see about having it
changed back to him, The lawyer
listened to the old mans tale of
the cXilcd years and the disap-
pointing Homecoming. Mr., Guth-
RE refused to begin proceedings
and the old man promised to 90
back home to his wife ut the expi-
ration Of his jail sentence, WOO her
again, as he had some forty years
ago, and try, by being good hus-
band, to establish the old time re-
lationS, O'Bricn was "A soldier in
Stonewall Jackson'S corps. He
fought uuder the great confederate
chicftain from Bull Run to Chan
ceIlorsville, and was with Lee ;
army at the time of the surrender
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-06-20
YearIings Average S275.

Seventy-twO head of pure bred
Aberdecn-Angus cattle were dis
posed of in Chicago last week
at the Union stock yards. a to-
tai of $lS, jO5 was realized, or a
general average Of $27J IA head
which is high in view of the fact
that nearly two-thirds Of the offer
ings were yearlings and under.
The highest priced COW was Queen
Mary Bell VII, owned by Willis NJ
Sturgis, Mansfield, o., and sold to
ID. X. Perry of Columbus Ind. ,
for $1,000, The highest priced
bull the 3-ycar-old Black King of
Woodlawn bred by John s. Good
win consigned to the sale by b. Il.
Pierce Il son of Crcston, H.. and
sold to SilaS NJ lgo of Palmyra
Ia, for $3.50.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-06-20

devil sometimes works thru Gods
people. 1t has been proven.
Sometimes church members have
tcmpcrs-had tcmpers they can't
control, and they say bad things
and crlticlsc the sermon. The
devil has come to me III wonderful
ways said the juvenile speaker
with the air of II patriarch looking
back over long life of struggle
against sin.
! used to think lngcrsollism,' y
he resumed, as tho referring to II
period twenty years back, "but
that 5 all the DEVILS work. That
rotten stuff is all just the opinion
of man, and mans opinions don't
count for much against God"
Willie took up the story of Da-
Nld and the giant He gave re-
aIlStl" description of Goliath. who
who was mine or ten feet in
height, stout, Of an immense stat.
urc and filled with the courage of
his boyhood.
David began to talk to the
giant. The giant got mad. He
was ashamed for such Il boy TO
come before him. 1t was cmbar-
RAISING"
BY degrees Willie approached
the subject of the giants armor.
When he got to David'S weapon he
referred to it as IL "rock
thrOwcr.' The story of David and
Goliath, Willie explained. was an
illustration of the fact that the
Lord was good defender Of his
people.
Only once was the young speak
"r Interrupted He spoke of the
- fat lamb that was killed for the
prodlgal son, and the Rev. Gam.
mage prompted 'fattcd calf"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-06-20
Claimed Residence Here.

Fnllowlng item from the Mo-
berly Democrat:
Three pcnnilcss unfortunatcs
faced the bar of justice in police
court this morning. The first
claimed to have been prospector in
Mexico, Mo.
He came here figuring on assist
ing in boring for oil, and meeting
old friends yesterday, imbibed too
freely and fell asleep on the street.
He was turned loose with orders to
leave town.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-06-20
CUBANS ACCEPT.
Mckinley Will Now Estab-
lish the Republic.

Havana. June l3.-Thc platt
amendment to the army appropria-
ton bill passed by the last United
States Congress, diining the posi-.
ton of this island to the United
States, was adopted without change
yesterday by the constitutional con-
vcution by vote of lG to II.
There was no discussion. The
convention will now appointu COM
mission to draw up an electoral
law. The Cuban committee re-
ported several days ago upon the
amendment but added an appendix
which really destroyed the effect of
the amendment.
The Platt amendment was at
tached to the arnv appropriation
bill, and provided that when Cuba
agreed to certain demands con
tanned in the amendment the Pres
idcnt was to have the power to cs-
tahlish the Cuban Republic. These
demands by Congress were: That
Cuba should not enter into any
treaty with foreign countries which
WOulI tend tn imnoir I hn iulnnnu-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-06-20
Won't Name Pardon Clerk

Jefferson City, Mo-, June l3.-
Governor Dockcry stated this morn
ing that he would not appoint IL
pardon clerk. He has had POO APP
plicants for the place, which was
created at the last general assem-
bly, as compromise for Drabcllc :
pardon board bill. The governors $
decision will save $2 900 Il year to
the state and disappoint POO
office seekers.
Dockery stated also that he would
do away with the clcrkShip in his
office, which is held by Miss Kate
Gordon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-06-20
STRUCK LEAD
Vein Three feet Thick Struck
AT WelIsviIie.

Wcllsvillc, Mo. June l3-Intcnsc
excitement was created here this
evening at six o'clock when the
drill operated by the Western
Union Oil Company reached II
depth of 81 feet, and when the well
was pumped out the same was filed
with fine specimens of lead. Mr..
Clark, who has charge of the drill
crs, says the vein is about three
feet thick and exceptionally fine,
the indications Of oil grow strong
cr each day. Mr.. Clark gives it as
his opinion that the main reservoir
of oil will he struck at depth of
1900 feet.