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Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-21
THE OFFER STILL OPEN.
Testimony Cause, Judge to Seem TO
IIavs ConyuIsiuns.

Mr. w, a prominent Hebrew. who
W an acrit-n and afterward took
1uch interest In a suit for damages
by the injured person. was approached
by Mr.. H., the defendants lawyer who
"cs also Hebrew and friend of
g, and asked why he t'ok such an
at'ro I against him in that case lie
-w.y,d th"t the claim was just and
1t to b. paid. The next day on the
] Of the case, having testified for
plaintiff. he was questioned
yy his friend. the attorney. as follows:
'i.": Mr.. w, haven't you taken
B Hood deal of interest in this case?"
answer: Yes. sir" QUESTION: Have
YOU not been telling ar, nd that you
knew this plaintiff would get a YER
dict?" Answer: Il have made this
statement to but one person-that was
to you. Mr.. H." Question: We'll, sir.
haven't you even offered to bet n Suit
of clothes that the plaintiff would win
this case?" Answer: "Well. did
make that offer to you Mr.. H.. and the
offer is still open" The judge quickly
turned his face to the wall but SEEM
ed taken with a sudden CONFUSION.
The verdict was for the plaintiff
Case and Comment
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-21
CHARCOAL kILNS.
A Factory a Month"; Point
err for Mexico.

Louisiana, Mo. Nov. IL. Since
the tobacco factory was saved ia
the city by prompt work in Undue
ing the Continental Tobacco Com
pany tn continue the business here
they had purchased from the Tins
ley company, the city has contn-
ued to boom. The city organized
business mems asSOciatIOn Ia
reach out after new factories, and
has been securing them at the rate
of one month.
The latest gain in this direction
is charcoal plant. President d.
5. Flagg and Secretary Ell \.
Glenn of the Business Mems As
ISOLATION now announce that ar
engagements have just been made
with Eastern capitalists to lorat"
plant here for the burning of
charcoal. Twelve kilnS will bc
erected, with II capacity of 1000
bushels each day These will Ice
built at once and eight more added
next spring.
Large quantities of soft wood
elm, willow and cottonwood abound
near here, and it is believed that
the burning of charcoal will I've
come an important industry OF the
city.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-21


you are out su carly in the morning,
alone, and with that most peculiar
peculiar costume on"
Tho girls pretty face grew seriously
wistful My father" she said, and
then went on in a lower tone, "You
must not breathe a word Of this, for he
would punish me if you did; but he
makes me learn to swim so. My
mother died last winter. Then my
father, whom | had never seen before,
came and took me away, and | am
learning to swim with that tail. 1t is
like swimming without your feet-and
that wouldn't be very easy, would it?"
Il should imagine not answered
Van Holden gravely. Il think your
father should be thrashed himself for
making you do this. How old are you.
my little siren?"
Fifteen" she answered. He wants
me to be a mermaid in the show this
summer. You wouldn't make me do
that-if you were my father, would
you?" she added suddenly, as If struck
by happy thought
"Assuredly not" answered Van Hol-
den taking one of her cold little hands
in his; what is your fathers name?"
Frank Moran" she answered 1T
is Moran's Great Three Ring Circus,
you know"
Yes" said Van Holden, a curious
light coming into his eyes, Il do
know" The child came closer to him
and looked up at him for a moment
without speaking. Then:
You are good" she said slowly;
you are strong. too. | think I like
you very much" Ere he could stop
her, she stood on tiptoes, pressed her
pretty lips to his, and turned and ran
fleetly away toward the hotel in the
far distance Van Holden smiled and
called after her, Goodbye, little mer
maid"
She paused a moment to wave her
hand to him. and answer, Goodbye,
good mani" Then she was gone again
Frank Moran, indeed" said Van
Holden, the determined lines about his
mouth showing plainly. He is adding
kidnapping to his other fine arts
Well, Mr.. Moran, have stopped some
of your smaller games; I'll sec il
can put an end to this. Poor little
mermaid"
By five O'Clock that afternoon Van
Holden was back in New York, and a
| day later there was a brief but intense
scene in the room which Mr. Moran
occupied at the seaside hotel. At the
end of that scene. in which Van Hol-
den, Moran, an old but determined
! lawyer from New York, and a fright
ened, shabbily dressed little woman,
who proved to be the small mermaid S
/ aunt, took part. Van Holden showed
| the circus owner the door, with the
admonition: Il give you two hours to
get away; at the end of that time If
you are still here, or IL you try to
take this child again by pretending to
be her father, or any other relative,
into the penitentiary you go"
And that evening the little mermaid,
whom her delighted aunt called Ma
rian. was placed in the motherly care
of Mrs. Hargrave, the manager Of the
hotel A few days later Van Holden's
mother came, looked at the child,
looked at her son-and took the
former to her heart, for all time
That was five years ago. Today Van
Holden is no longer a careless, ire
sponsible bachelor II you care to
look him up, you will find him en-
sconced In delightful little fiat, deep
ly and increasingly in love with his
wite-graceful and beautiful in every
way-and calling her, at times. "mer-
! maid dear"
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-21
MERELY WANTED PIGS FEET.
vernaouiar OF Gutter Amu,e. n Writer
a IAhln.

Slang may sometimes hc used I'M
der very embarrassing conditions re-
marked bachelor who had spent his
life il boarding houses, and | have
frequently had occasion TO observe
some very unhappy results on account
OF the use OF the vernacular OF the gut
ter. know what Hugo said about
ing ideas, and all that sort of thing,
but this does not alter my opinion of
slang one iota. Slang is an abomina-
ton, that is until the words become
so universally used that they find a
place in the dictionary, or can be used
In print without quotations. But |
had In mind an incident that amused
me very much last winter In a board
ing house in Prytania street. There
was a dudish fellow, scarcely out Of
his teens. who prided himself on
being the first always in picking up
the latest in the way of slang One
night during the dinner hour he had
been particularly loquacious and, in
fact. had converted himself into a con-
versational Calling gun. If may say
it. With an air of selfsufiiciency, and
much dignity, he turned to a gentle
man sitting by him and said: L will
thank you for the Trilbys.' The point
landed. and he succeeded in confusing
his friend, who did not understand at
first. But the joke was quickly shift
ed. for the gentleman to whom he
addressed the remark turned to him
and said with frigid politeness: %,
excuse me, you mean the Cinderellas,
and as he said this he passed his
friend the pigs feet, and I never heard
the young fellow use slang again while
at my boarding house. In fact he
never seemed to recover from the
shock. and generally ate his meals in
silence. New Orleans TimesDemo-
crat.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-21
John wIclIYe's ManuscrIpk,.

Manuscripts OF John Wlcllnes trans
lation of the Bible into English are Of
extreme rarity. and even imperfect
specimens occur only at very long and
irregular intervals. One came up for
sale in London recently. Although in
complete. wanting the greater portion
of the Old Testament, it comprises the
whole OF the New Testament. The
MS. extends to 269 leaves. and is the
work of an English scribe of about
1910. and the text Collates exactly
with the Later Version" as reprinted
from the Royal MS. in the British
Museum, under the editorship of Sir
F. Madden and the Rev. Josiah For
shael, in 1850. The MS, written in
the old English black letter, Is in ex-
cellent preservation, 80 of the pages
are richly illuminated with ornamental
capitals and borders in FURNISHED gold
and colors. The volume is of special
interest because IL was written at a
time when the mere reproduction OF
the Bible was an offense forbidden I'M
der very severe penalties 1t realized
&c OOO
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-21

Persons having legal advertise
ments, such as final settlements or
administrators notices, trustee :
sales, orders of publication, etc,
should remember that they have a
right to have the same published
in any paper they may wish. The
MESSAGE will publish them for
you at a reasonable rate.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-21
A WHITE HOUSE INCIDENT.
Mrs McKinieys Kindly Greeting to q
Little Chap.

\ New York woman, who spent q
few weeks in Washington just before
the President started on the trip which
resulted 81 disastrously for his wife,
tells little story which illustrates
Mr.. Mcklnlcy'5 sweet ways with chill
dren. One morning the New Yorker
won't out with a friend to look at the
White House. While they were there
they heard that Mrs Mckinley was
soon tt take her daily drive. and de-
cidod to wait and see her. quite a
crowd of people were there for the
same purpose, and among them was
a wcll.drcssod woman with child. a
with an attractive face framed in light
golden Curls. Presently Mrs Mex n
ley came out. She bowed very gra-
ciously to the crowd several times and
then started for her carriage. Sud
denly she caught sight Of the little
hoy and went back to where he stood
She stopped, bent down, and began to
talk to him The New York woman
was fcrtunGt" enough to hear part
Of the conversation. Il know who you
are" the little boy said, and, meeting
her smile. he went on. You're the
Presidents wife" And who are
YOU? said Mrs. Mckinley. MY
narc's Arthur" answered the boy. IT
want to be Pres dent. too some day"
That's right. Arthur" said Mrs. Nc
Kinley, "lit'lcr boys than you have
grown mp to be presidents. Mr.. Nc
kinlcy WAS even hitler than you are
once" Then the first lady of the land
/ gave little Arthur warm kiss, babe
him good by. and went on to her car
/ riaGe.-New York Times.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-21
7 M II VI 7 TFT1IV
st. Louis. Mo.

E. S. WILSON, Ticket Agt.
GEO. J. CHARLTON, c. S. CRANE.
G.. =. and T. \. c. G.. p. and TIA. Wab
n AIRY. Chicago III Ry.St. Louis, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-21
Colorado Irrigated Lands,

Twenty acres better than 100
here. Climate excellent, water a.
bundaut. Crops $40 to 500 profit
per acre. Inquire of
j. n. Cross, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-21

That was five years ago. Today Van
Holden is no longer a careless, ire
sponsble bachelor II you care TO
look him up, you will find him en-
sconced in delightful little fiat, deep
ly and increasingly in love with his
wife-graceful and beautiful in every
way-and calling her, at times. "mer-
maid dear"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-01
Shipping Memoranda.

Pensacola, Jan. 31.-Arrived, steamship
Riplingham (BD. Johnston, Leghorn.
Sailed. steamship Scowfen (BD, Mar
Jensen, Genoa.
Cleared, bark Annita Mlnatta OtaD,
Giuseppi, Genoa. L
Carrabelle, Fla, Jan. S1.-Entered,
bark Dictator (Noo, Waldsen, Pernam-
buco. t'f
Apalachicola, Fla. Jan. a.-Entered,
schr Della (BD, Smith, Savannah;
Lcngman, Ponce.
Arrived, steamer Belle oneal, North
ward Mobile.
Port Tampa. Fla. Jan. Sl-Arrived,
steamer Oligette, Smith, Havana, via
Key West
Key West, Fla, Jan. 31.-Arrived, sOth.
steamers Olivette, Smith. Havana. and
sailed for Port Tampa: 3lst. steamer Con-
cho. Risk. New York, and sailed for CAL
weston; City of Key West. Bravo. Mi
ami, and returned; schrs Azella, Bonac-
co; Ellen Adams, Bonacco.
Charleston, S. c.. Jan. 3l.-Arrlved,
steamers Iroquois, Kemble. Jacksonville,
and proceeded to New York Garth, In
ton: Seminole. Bearse, Boston, via New
York, and proceeded to Jacksonville:
Roda (Br), Boulton, Huelva.
Cleared. schr Pasadena, Higbee. New
York.
Sailed, steamer Daventry (Br), Wilson,
Barcelona and Genoa.
Fernandina, f a., Jan. 3l.-Arrived, schr
Gertrude L. Trundy. Dodge, Cardenas.
Cleared. bark Passag (Nor), Aaunsen,
Antwerp.
Sailed, schr Clarla L. Randall. Char
lesion. Philadelphia; Etc A. Simpson,
Hogan, Havana.
Pensacola. Fla, Jan. 3l-Arrived,
steamships Marie Ger, Schroeder, Fun
chal; Askehau (Br). Fritten Marseilles:
Telefon (Nor), Christensen, Barry; bark
Gariuseppi Cappadona QtaD Machetta
Gefgenu.
Cleared. steamship Ursula Bright CBr),
Coode, Havre, end sailed
Port Tampa. Fla, Jan. Sl0-Arrived.
schr II. L. Baker, Baltimore
Sailed. steamer City OF Everett, La
verge, Carteret
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-01
TO LIGHT TAMPA REEFS.

Congressman Davis is seeking to have
a light signal established near Hillsbor-
ough Point, Fla. Secretay Gage. of the
Treasury Department. has Endorsed the
movement in the following letter to the
chairman of the Finance Committee OF
the House: THE establishment of
light at or near Hillsborough Point, Fla,
would be of great assistance to all YES
sels navigating these waters. Steamers
bound southwark, after making Jupiter
Inlet light hug the reef very closely to
avoid the current. The dangerous reef
making out from Hillsborough Inlet COM
pels them to give il a wide berth and to
go out on the Gulf stream. Vessels COM
ing across from the Bahama Banks would
be able to verify this position If light
were placed here-a difficult matter in
case they fail TO make Jupiter Inlet. The
establishment of this light would com
plete the system of lights on the Florida
reefs. The board, therefore, renews the
recommendation that $4,000 be appropr--
ated for this purpose"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-01
FLORIDA FRUIT GROWERS.
Beginning to Learn How 10 EiarlSet
Their Crops.
From the New York Sun.

IneiF 1Fopr.
From the New York Sun.
This community of interest business
of which we hear so much in connection
with the operations of ]. Pierpont Nor
gan has at last reached at least a por-
ton of the agricultural community. Flor
ida fruit and truck growers have set the
pace and the commission men of this city
have an eudrely new situation to face"
remarked one of them. 1T has been The
custom Of growers of. oranges, pineapples,
and early vegetables TO ship to some
agent IN this city when they thought they
saw a good market Perhaps the stuff
would reach here when the market was
glutted There was no demand, a sale
at auction for whatever the consignmeuts
would fetch, and az very unsatisfactory
return to the shipper. He at once charged
the commission man with doing him and
generally changed 10 another house. n 10
MANY years ago attempts were mad
by agents OF fruit dealers here who waiit-
ed TO preserve their reputation FOR hon
orable dealing with conslsTors, to Cd
Florida fruit and vegetable growers q
adopt central Office at Jacksonville
through which all shipments should be
made. In this way they could personally
Irevent a Cutting, as they could always
know the condition of the markets here.
in Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Cincin-
natl. and Kansas City. which are the chief
distributing points. To that market IN
need OF fruit or truck II could have been
shipped. gluttlLg avoided, and better
price secured for the crop. But the bulk
OF the Floridiars were sure that there
was a scheme that would operate to Their
disadvantage back cf the plan. They
feured that some man in Jacksonville was
going to benefit al their expense. SO they
continued TO ship indiseriminately to som.
firm they fanced without knowing whetli
.r the market was overlooked or baIe
The result was Of course disastrous .
them. But they were used to doing busi
ness in that way, and would do IL IN no
other.
I'm 1884, the year before the freeze.
there know VI one man who shipped
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-01
LEWIS pREYED ONLY ON RICH.
No Poor Man Even Appealed an Vain
to the Money Lender.
From the New York Press.

From the New YORK 1reSS.
London, Jan. l9.-"Sam" Lewis death
this week, coming less than nine months
after that of the renowned Isaac Gordon,
rings down the curtain on the operations
of the second greatest usurer that Eng
land has ever known.
Gordon, who by virtue of the remarka-
BILE scope OF his dealings, undoubtedly was
the first, grew rich by mucting the
poorer and middle classes. while Lewis
vas the self-constituted avuncu.ar relative
of the English aristocracy, and the for
tune that he made out of his genteel
clients amounted TO 900, with mill
lions more on paper that the estate will
never get.
Nothing could be more different than
the character of Lewis and that Vf Cor
don. Gordon was a recluse sullen and
misery, and when his death was ANNOUNCE
ed a sigh of relief went up from the thou
sands whom his relentless eXtortion had
ruined Lewis kept open house, was
jovial and free with his money, and when
it was learned that the cold he caught
when waiting with thousands of others
to see Lord Roberts had ended fatally his
widow was de.uged with a steady stream
Of letters and kilograms of confidence.
Dealt With AristocratS.
Both Lewis and Gordon were Hebrews.
but while Gordon would do business with
any one who was willing to pay an out
FAMOUS rate of interest on money borrow
ed, LAWS refused all other transactions
thf those with the aristocratic world,
lsAnFg frequently refused TO take trade pa
~ ltbough the securities offered were
s,cror,.sed. He used to boast that he HAD
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-01

a big consignment of oranges TO a dealer
here He has refused an offer OF $50
a box on the tree as they stood. the buy
er 10 pay all cost of harvesting and risk
of marketing The owner of the grove
who by the way, Is still a resident OF
Brooklyn, argued that If the fruit was
worth that to a middkman ID was worth
a lot more to him. So he shipped his
oranges here by freight. They arrived
at "a time when che market was overflow
ing and were sold as best I could sell
them in a market practically without
buyers. After freight cost of packing,
boxing. and commissions were paid the
shipper received just cents a box for
the fruit for which he had refused $3.50
There are a thousand examples similar
20 this, though not quite so bad as TO re-
suits perhaps, in the experience of every
commission man and grower. One of
these wes the experience of a strawberry
shipper a couple of weeks ago. Fruit had
been selling at 80 to 40 cents quart
But his consignment reached here when
the supply far exceeded the demand.
Thas was how hawkers got the fruit and
sold strs wberries on the street in Janu-
AIRY for % cents a box.
Florida Iineapp raisers are mostly
Northern men who know business
methods. They saw the danger to their
pocketbocks unless the pineapple market
was under their cort troll. So last week
they met AMI formed a Pineapple Grow
ers' Association, which will handle the
fruit raised in that state. They can Sc
'ect markets and control pr.ces because
they have the supply in their hands. over
on the west coast of the state, a corre-
sooud mt of mine writ 5. the veletable
growers of three or four counties have
formed sim Ter organ Eat on with the
expectati~ OF m XII g community of In
terest' work to their advantage in the
Chicago and Cincinnati markets where
they deal almost exclusively. 1t is a
mighty good thing for the growers and
commission nen al Ike. If the Fl0ridians
had opened their eyes to the POSI- tiles
they had in their own hands ten years
ago, they would have been a rich COM
murity, able TO control the early North
ern markets, instead of being a half
starved and constantly struggling lot of
-to-mouth farmers as they now are.
California fruit growers saw Their op-
nortunity a few years ago. and SO far as
oranges. grapes and prunes go took ad-
vantage Of II. The result is that they
know to- day the conditions If the MAJ
k~ts of the Est j"s' as wen ard per-
laps better than we kn0w them ours elves.
Grape. berry. ard truck growers in the
Hudson river counties and in New Jer-
sey might learn a profitable lesson II
they would drop their jealous!es q d RI
valries and learn a few simple lessons
about the laws of supply and demand"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News OF ships
and Shipping.

Local and General News of ships
and Shipping.
The steamer loretta arrived yesterday
from Bluffton. On her last trip she was
loaded to her capacity, and still left con-
siderable freight which she was unable
to carry. On arriving yesterday she
found another full cargo awaiting ship
ment This will make the first two loads
taken since her misfortune in sinking
about the largest the Doretta has ever
carried from Savannah. The withdrawal
of the steamer Louise from this run
gives the Doretta full swing again.
Vessels are quite freely offered for lum-
Der from the South, and coal and general
cargo down, but shipper requirements
are of an exceedingly moderate charac-
ter. Coastwise amber rates have con-
tinued on the down grade, Influenced by
the scarcity of orders, and the pressure
for business upon the part of owners.
Tonnage, it is said, may now be obtain
ed upon the basis of $, Brunswick to
New York. Two schooners of 6sS and
629 tons accepted IA cents for ties for
above voyage.
Among recent quick passages were:
schooner Warwick, at Jacksonville, made
the passage in 45 hours from Sagua. This
is the quickest time ever made by sail
ing vessel.
Schooner William H. Bailey, Capt.
Lane, which arrived at Norfolk Jan. 26
from New York. reported having made
the run from Sandy Hook to Cape Henry
in II hours.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-01

New York, Jan. 31.-Flour entirely nom
inal and unchanged from yesterday, witt
trade dull.
Buckwheat -four dull
Buckwheat quiet.
Cornmeal steady.
Barley quiet. Barley malt dull
Wheat-Spot steady; No. 2 red, s07sc f
o. b. anoat; options opened steady or
English news, but sold off under a dul
trade. being influenced by large primary
receipts, disappointing clearances am
lack of support. finally rallying slight,
on export business and a demand from
shorts. The c,ose was steady at 1s@la
net loss. March closed 1850; May, sos
Corn-Spot steady; No. 2, 49c elevator
and 461sc f. o. b. afioat. Option marke
opened steady on small Western receipts
advancing sharply on January in re
Spouse to a squeeze of shorts, but other
wise featureless. The close was stead!
at partial &c net loss. May closed 414c
July, 437sc.
Qats-Spot quiet. but steady; No. ?, SOC
options neglected and nominal.
Beef steady.
Cut meats steady.
Lard dull; Western steamed, $40; re
fined easy; continent, 7.S5; South Ameri
can, $3.50; compound 512@59sc.
Pork steady; family, $15.O0@15.75; shor
clear, $i3,75Ql6.50; mess. $13.25a14.50
Butter steady; creamery, 16Q22c; fac
tory, l1Ql4c.
Cheese firm; fancy large. fall made
1lk@111zc; fancy small, fall made, 1ls4l
12c.
Eggs steady; state and Pennsylvania
at mark, 2lQ2l1zc; Southern, at mark, 1870
ac.
Potatoes dull: Jerseys, s1.25q1.75; New
York, Sl.5cdl .S7l1; Long Island, $1.75Q2,00
Jersey sweets. s1.75qS.0O
Tallow steady.
Petroleum dull.
Rosn quiet, strained, common to good
$685.
Turpentine steady, 401sq41c.
Rice steady.
Molasses steady; New Orleans open ket
tie. good to choice, 32Q40c.
Cabbage steady.
Coffee-Spot Rio easy; No. Z invoice
6sc; mild. market dull and easy; Cor
dova, sq1211c.
Futures opened steady at unchanged
prices to an advance of points on loca
covering following better than expected
cables. The market further improved
points, with some increase in genera
speculation and closed steady with prices
3 to 10 points net higher. Total sales So,
500 bags, including March, $5,25q5SO
April. $3.50; May. $5.35G5.45
Sugar-Raw firm, but quiet fair rein
ing. S24c; centrifugal 96-test, 414U; mo
lasses sugar. 3I2c. Refined quiet.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-01
Cnnst,rIse Exnorts.

Per steam ship Naccochee to New York.
Jan. 31.-1,3S bales upland cotton, so bales
sea island, 335 bales doInestics, s25 barrels
cotton seed oil, 9l3 barrels rosin, 30 bar
rels turpentine, 1924 feet lumber, lOS
barrels fish, IS cases cigars, lbs boxes
fruit, 10 barrels vegetables, ga crates
vegetables, Is bales tobacco. 100 tubs lard
81 cases eggs II barrels oysters, AS
packages merchandise.
Per steamship State of Texas for Bal
timore-1,645 bales upland cotton, 1000
barrels rosin, 26.111 feet lumber, Is boxes
oranges. 81 crates vegetables, 10 barrels
rosin oil, 30 barrels cotton seed oil, AZ
packages merchandise, So packages do
mestics and yarn, 3O7 cases canned goods
Is bases palmetto fiber, 90 bales hides.