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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
EXcOMMUNIcATION
OF COUNT TOLSTOI

St. Petersburg, March 9. - The
official organ of the holy synod today
published. the formal excommunica-
tion of Count Tolstoi, the Russian
novelist and social reformer, for her
esy, which was announced early in
the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
STORM CONTINUES
ON ENGLISH CHANNEL

Paris. March 9.-The storm on the
English channel continues. Numer-
Gus casualties and loss of life are re-
ported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
ORMY SESSION
APPEARS LIKELY

Sofia, March 9.-The Macedonian
committee has summoned congress
for the 31st to consider the comPlica-
tions in Macedonia. 1t is expected
there will be lively developments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
Robbed the store at Noon.

DuQuoin. Ills. March 9.-Sneak
thieves entered the jewelry store of II.
C. CroSsman in the busiest part of
town at noon Thursday. while the pro-
prietor was at dinner. and stole money.
watches and jewelry to the value of
$3.50. The plunder was taken from a
show case and a safe in plain view
from the crowded street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09

Springfield, Ills, March 9.-Mrs.
Katherine Yates. mother of Governor
Yates. whose serious Illness at her
home in Jacksonville caused Governor
Yates to abandon his contemplated
trip 70 Thomasville, Ga. and leave
Washington for Jacksonville, is con-
siderably better.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
Rlr Mrecl, OF Freight Cars.

Chippewa Falls. Wis. March "a
serious wreck occurred at Curtis, this
side of Abottsford, Thursday night.
Twenty-three freight cars were de
rallied while the train was running at
n high rate of speed. The cars were
badly smashed up: some of them are
a heap of splinters- The track was
torn nm for n considerable distance. No
one is reported TO have been killed or
fr,ii1rnh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
Iowa Retail ILumbermen.

Sioux City. Ia, March 9.-The
Northwestern Iowa Retail Lumber
mems association. i'm session here.
elected the following officers: NJ. J..
Murphy. of Ellsworth. Mimi, presi-
dent: NJ. A. Moore, of LeMars, vice
president; James +. Weart, of Chero-
I;ep SPcretary-treaSurer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09

St Louis. March 9.-Tom Jenkins,
of Cleveland. o.. champion heavy
weight wrestler of the United States.
defeated HALL Ali. the Terrible Turk, -
in jig-time. at Haughton's West End
coliseum last night. winning two falls
i'll the short space of sixteen minutes.
The big AIoSlem seemed child in the
hands of the brawny CIevelander,
whose deXterity filed the spectators
with amaZement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
WOMAN va. Fearfullv Rurned.

Mattoon, Ills, March 9.-While Mrs.
Ord HOstetler, wife of a prominent
farmer near LOvington, was replenish-
ing an air-tight heater her dress was
srawn in the stove and caught fire
She fought desperately to eXtinguish
the flames and was terribly burned.
If she lives her hands will have to be
NJ tef fcnd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
BRITISH REOccUPY
TOWN OF HARRISBURG

Cradock, March 9.-Marysburg
was reoccupied by the British, the
Beers evacuating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
THE SICKNESS OF
GEN. HARRISON

Indianapolis, March Sit was an
nounced at the Harrison home this
morning that the general, who is suf-
fering with intercostal neuralgia, is
slightly better. He passed fairly
comfortable night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
Cracked His Last Joke.

Princeton. Ind. March 8. - David
Walker, 40 years old. and a prominent
citizen. fell dead in Fred Burgers
tailor shop. He was joking with
friend when he reeled and fell, dying
instantly of heart trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
County Court.

The law term of the county court
begins Monday morning. and Judge
Adams requests that all members OF
the bar with cases pending be pres
ent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09

Ottumwa. Ia. March 9.-Everything
was agreed upon yesterday between
the miners and operators except the
scale for hOisting engineers and pay
for dead work in the first Subdistrict
Price of coal to miners was put at
pra ractically the cost of production.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
Small Fortune from Germany.

Negaunee. Mich, March 8. = Mrs.
Matt Lentz. Mrs. Louis kolen and
John and George Flory. of this city,
have inherited $4,000 from their an
.cestorS in Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
Our Strenuous school Girls.

Richmond, Ind, March 9. - There
was an exciting fight among high
school students Wednesday night at
Newcastle. 1t took place on the roof
of the high school building. and sew
eral of the students narrowly escaped
being pushed off. The fight was be-
tween the seniors and sophomores and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
Drop In Sugar.

New York, March 9.-An grades of
refined sugar were reduced % points
this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
RECEIVER FOR
A MICHIGAN BANK

Washington, March 9.-The comp
troller of the currency today aP-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09
Frank A. Brannigan Appoint
ed to Position With
$4,000 Salary.
IMPROVING MANILA HARB0R
An Additional Appropriation
By the Commission---In-
surgents Surrender.

Manila, March 9.-Frank A. Bran
nigan, disbursipg officer to the Amer
lean Philippine commission, has been
appointed treasurer of the Philippine
archipelago at a salary of $4,000.
Brannigan furnished bonds in $780,
900.
An Additional Appropriation.
The commission passed a bill
providing for an additional milli on
dollars (Mexican) for the improve
ment of Manila harbor, and an act
empowering Macarthur to org anize a
municipal government in those towns
where none now exist.
Col. Murray, of the 43i infantry,
received the surrender of A insurgent
officers and men at Port Tacloban,
Leyte island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09

pointed Bank Examiner Selden tempo
rary receiver of the First National
bank at Niles, Mich, which failed
yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09

eLce. In a number or cases negroes
testified to having been imprisoned and
whipped under terms of contracts they
had ignorantly signed. Another farm
er had Knight, a half-witted negro
from Georgia, under circumstances
that were virtually kidnapping. and 9th
ers testified to Imprisonment in stock
AIDES and shackles. On all but one of
the farms the labOrers were shackled.
All others were guarded by men with
rifles. In several places they were
worked along with convicts hired by
planters from the state and received
the treatment given cOnvicts. One
negro swore he had been strapped to
Il tree and given 100 lashes for slight
infraction of the rules.
All of these things We're done in ac-
cOdrance with the terms of contracts
which wealthy white farmers induced
ignorant negroes to sign. giving the
men authority TO shut up the negroes
in stockades. In some cases the white
contractors went to the Jail and gave
hail for negroes imprisoned for larceny
on condition that the negroes would
sign the contracts that bound them to
virtual slavery.
The grand jury which Investigated
and reported these abuses is composed
almost exclusively of farmers. Judge
Benet highly commended the jury and
turned the evidence over to the So
licitor. The result of the investigation
has been practical abandonment of
the stockade system. but another re-
suit is the demoralizat ton of all negro
labor. Negroes who are betind by per-
fectly legal contracts have conceived
THAT those are also void. and as a re-
suit farmers in this section are in a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-09

The jury reported that it had visited
various farms and on about twenty
had found the slavery system in exist
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
MOVIMIhNTo MARITIMOp
NYNNZ. =
ENTRADAs DE TRAvEsIA

4
De New HOlE Nvap amer ssPhiladel
|phia" aVillar y co, con carga que re
|Senarenes maflana. JSMC9 SR@ -
A continuation rese1aremOs la car
|ga que para este puerto conduce ell.
vap esp Maria" prOcedente de Liver
pool y yescalas A Soblinos de Ezquiaga
la fd0s tasajo 3. d correas y etros 30
ID sidra LOO d sardinas 80 d pescado 2
Fffs habas1 ] q vino 6 tfss .cerveza. IA
Lynn 6 b ios de Perez Morris 6 d papel
p d librOs para cuentas 4 d pape!eIia
Fernandez Gauran y co, 10 d mache-
te 200 sIs afroz 100HG sidra JPerujo
liz DIVA 996 calderos 495 anafes 5 t3s
aceite25 eascOs lie ferTeteria Oastrl
lion y0choa 200 fdos tasajo II fdos
sacos 20 g machetes B. .bls vino. Bar
cello y 90, 40 cascds planehas ~ cascOsl
terIeteria B BPS aoeite Espanol v co, 6
|G galletas 15Ild sal JT Silva Banking.
y comercial %, l d calendarios r. Font
y Hmno 7Ol4 PIP vino Anguciana 8 d
chorisos l29 tfs papas 40 e vino Medoo
Tinto 10 d vino Medoc Blanco. Sobri
no de Izqnlerdo y co, 2 pqtes mnestras
20 d embutfdos "a q conservas 10 d
saruinas Rotulado y co, 100 q sidra /
8 anunci0s Luina Hmnos rvs CO., 8 n
embutidos 10 & bafricas 81 b i 10 "a i
vino 129 tis patatas Sores de M LON
ba y co 30 u eidra2 d conac 3 fdos al
|pargatas Osllas 3 90, % d sidra 80 q
trutas 30 tasyln0 100 q sardinas lao
tls LA fls patatas 152 seras cebollas
u d corona fhnebre. Tronooso Hmnos
IL co. 90 q sldFa .Planas Roio7 y co. 15l
/ b manteQuilla Oe1ecedo Hmnos y co.
|10O. q vino Efeiria Alfonso y co 90 q sar
dinas Mullenhof y Korber 225 d vino
PILLAR 7 90, 22S4 cntos cebollas 800
Icnts patatas 200 cnts casta mas / a
Imarteradas 3 q aios A Ortega y 20. /
casco 90 ltas plntuia 36 colchones 3
lie lebrillOs i casc0 pesas 10 cascos
Ip!anchas 2 8 grampas y aldabas 2 d
Ecamas casc0 balanzas / casco torni
Hos casc0 cadenas argollas 20caBcos
Eferreteria R0tulado 2 cfites fsrreteria
Is cascos pintpra J M Blanco 20 q tar,
Imacia Vidal limos q mercancias
ISantis!eban Ohayarri Efco 3zt3s III
Ifdos pqte mercapcias Hernaiz y CO.
II q mefcancias Gonzalez Alvarez Y
loo, 2 cfs mercanoias Sores de- Ofoasita
" co, z ls / pqte meroancias Gambia
1tnbba 2 ffS hii0 Bermddes Hhanos
= co, 8 cascos ! q ferreteria Sores de
A Mayol ' co, % case q 60 tIs "a
Natdoe Az h11 ferretoria 3 Nnfi6nxne
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
iOu6 no sc ie divide |

Oualquier maquina de escribir, maquinas
automAtlcas dejuego, contadOres sautomati-
cos, q otrs maQuinaria pequeiia, ~compone
pronto y barato WILLIAM e. CROFT, p.
q. O.B0x 302-.O Ofcina de Ii FAbricad de Hielo
americans Puerta de- TierrauKca 1925
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
EXIGENOIAS DE WEYLER Y DEL
OCONDElDE ROMAN0NES / e
Omission del ainistro de Hacienda
Service eablsgrAfco especial del Bolstin
~Meroautih,

Service eablsgrAhco especial del Bolstin
~Msreantif
Madrid, viernes.-Reunida ano-
che On ell Palacio, del Oengreso ia
comisi6n mixta para 81 Iaxamen de
los presupustpg, Sc signific6 una
gran ehencih entire los amigos
do los ministros Weyler, Romano
mes y elsefor Urzais. ~ IL
Como ganaran la votaci6n aque.
los, aumentandoI 81 sgastes nacipnal
con respecto ( fortifcaciones y q
materiaede ensefanza, don Angel
Ursais, 1ninistroa;dss Hacienda que
trataba do nivelar el Tesoro Nacio-
nal, ha puesto hoy en- msnos del
senior Sagasta la dimisi6n.de' 'su alto
CafRO. xsus WA MoNa ean,jsae saa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
Ultima bora. :.
Buena n0ticia
Roosevelt Sc interesa por el cafe
( -a puertorriqlefio
INsINUAOIoN AL CONGRESO
Seryicio cablegrafcor especial del Boletin
Mercantile

r..ff fffs -f9ss AS arfa Hefst
Seryicio cablegrafcoi espscisl del Boletin
=. Mercantill a s.i,s.r-s,a{
Nueva York, viernes.. lei peri6
dico "Journal Commerce." de ests
cludad, 6rgano Official de la Oamars
de Oomercio, publica hoy I'm tele
grama recibido de Washington ma
nifestando que en- una conferencia
sostenida por Ell Presidente Roose.
velt CON muy significados senadores,
amigos de la actual polftica del go
bierno, recomend6 a estos ell interes
especial que tiene porqus el Con
greso Nacional vote un impuesto de
cinco centavos por libra al cate ex5
tranjero quessse importe en- Puerto.
Rico, satisfaciendo las justas aspira
clones de esa isla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
AZ Desde Filipinas
saS --
ooei I'm rebeEde vencid0
igURAMBNTo DE FIDELlDAD
Pr6xlmo viaje d los Estados Unidos

Ssryicio eablegrafco especial del Boletin
.g9,ss Z 51,fs I. Mercantil
! Nueva York, viernes -Despa
chos recibidos de Filipinas, dirigi
dos a d Departamento de Ia Guerra
dc Washington, manifestan la rem
dici6n del rebelde Lukban que ca
pitaneaba auna partida de mas de
2 mil insurrectos. FL mencionado
guerrillero y 900 adeptos suyos han
prestado juramento de fidelidad & Ia
bandsra de la Union Americana y
proyecta un pr6ximo viaie los
Estados Unidos con objeto de estu.
diar su constitution y actuales le-
yea. & IMaIIla
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08

Don Modesto Ferrer Vazques, alcalde
de 10 Oidra, ha sido procesado por supuesta
complicidad en- el asesinato perpetrado con-
tra el Jues de Policia de dicho pueblo don
Manuel Santiago.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08

E.AA t.N@f Z. sal @zk
Mariana pGblicaremos ell programa de Ia
retrete que 90 celebrara en- Ia Marina
\ La de anoche 'result6 muy concuFrida.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08

"A continuation damos los nombres de los
alumnos del Oolegio de San Pablo que Sc
han distinguidos por sn apiiceci6n y buena
Econducta, dursnte el mes que pas6:
Pedro Agudo, Jaime Figueras, Eduardo
Fossas, Rafael Gonzalez, Rafael L6pez, Da.
milan Monserrat, Gonsa:o Noel, Gustavo
NOEL, Rafael Saidana, Manuel Vega Jose
Vicente.
EElC CBOLRffN MERCANTIL Sc complace
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
Nueyos atropenos en-
China
Las propledades y los europeos asal
yOoPAsADOs 4 oUoHILLO
comapdroo o oomiiso del Emppearador

E~1@SsASft7k S~-NS {%-ls
Service eablsgrkfco especial del Bolstfn
All Aercsntil Is
Nusva york, es.-Comani-
can dc ShsngaiEque on dos provin
cias intsriores del Celeste Imperio
han vhelto 4 repetirse los asaltos
centra las personas y propiedades
europeas, habiendo los revoltosvs
pasado SAcsuchilles muchos misione
ros u { mas de 700 europeos.
Lag fespectiyas legaciones han
eHtablado snseguida' las reslamacio.
mes del csso, obligandose el gobier
no del Emperador 4 atender aque
Has y castigar severamente q los
causantes del conAicto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
d los Sres. NotarioS

En- Ia Htograffa del BoLhTIN MRR
Ga NTH hay constanteEente existencia
de papel superior litografado para ma
trices = copias de documentos pdbli-
cos, cuyo precio resulta mas barato que
70 de cualquier otro punto
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
DIEIDULTADES QUE Sc LIE
sK BUS0AN a1eifis o ssl gs .
81 pabellda blrliaanieoI 4 1 iisne sne'nigos

ervieioo osblegrkaco especial 3dsls Bolstp
Mercautil =
Nusva York, ! viernes. = Ha .ido
acsptado per todos los obrerosv car.
gadorss az p E1rops 81 lIamamisnto
hecho por los Rol: :ndt ses de que ne
retiGtanlk kl'asrsifi EN- gdn2 2lbarcp
qhe llsver elpabell6n briisnieo, con
obj@tb del sbQ5csrle al; sReinJ Undo
vi aldi6spltaA mas de- aquellas con
qts tropiezA para terninar la cam
paAa en- sl Sur de Africa. - = s4 'sss5 ss1s5
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
Mas dimisiones
El gabinete de Sagasta en- plena crisis
EN- EsPRRA DE La REsOLUOI0N
REAL


(Bervisie cabIse erkfco especial del BDlstin
GMsrsdhtil) yAaassT
Madrid, vierDes.- Con smDtivo de-
ID del ,lninistro de- Hacisnda, han
preaenfado sp dimisi6n tambien el
general ReY Ter, Romanones y G, n
EaleE, se ha decretado Ia suspension
de Las sesionAs hasta. eolucionads u
crisis pof IA Corona. sqlss ssinsss ss5an
Venezuela acepta lai.inf
tervenCi6n de Chile
A9lVSAsaG
Sc cree que Colombia h reehazard e
.eallA l.s@sM 2aixiss esst
eIGUE FL EJEMPLO DE LAPEL.
MEKA,RHRUB UB1IOAyon ~ :
81 s.444S y vcN ;ls
(Bsrvicio tsleerf6co Especial del Bolstin
Mereantil ssEksH aia
( Nueva York, viernes. -Por conduc
tos muy fidedignosy DE- los due s6
hace eco.Ix ls1sz iodk. Dc sslz Sa1
pitaI asegufsn qne d gobisfno ye
nt1olano que preside 81 general don
Cipdano Castro hs aceptado d ma
dlseitn y Chile eu 2 oopaie'Q pep.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08

113cfs vidrio quincalla R. Almazan 4
cis2 tis farmacia M Miraba! IL fis II
atdos 3 caseos ferreteria Rotulado 80
BIS Yino462 bultos varios A IA orden
MIRO 16 CTS machetes 10 1ti sombre
fos NAB 30 fdos sacos Pr 10 aids 6
efs 43 piesas maquinaria I'M 3 f3ste|
ids DIR 300 SIS arroz HOBO hls vino
/ cl ohorizos JIM ~ fios alpargatas
BIZ IA fdos alpargatas 012S Il, pata.I
tas,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
Mercado de Nueva York de hoy.

Libras 4.S3.3l4
Axdcar centrifugado n g 3.3l4
Asdcar mascabado vi H< 9el 3bl1s
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08

.isnte entire laprimsrs rspdblioa ,
Ia de Colombia q HoAV
' Sc cree que Colombia rechace los
buenos oGcios de Chile, fundandose
on que igualmente no acept6 Vene-
zuela Ia intervention ofreclda del
gobierno americana.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
La administrator espa.
nOla 81

Desavenencia en- una c0misi6n del
.AIOH Congreso y j III d !
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08

Lee YAa MoAa saNlllas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
YAPoR

pts % ogAlogidaia si3 ta 81
.aw n0itslialsEi -itt fa s.
lGs5nodi asi lsvo iaiij ~
'sswssd beiiimsoa1i srra
.ahcaiai sdj no eia3g gGai
.1ojsid 10 1st3aat g 3aw al
.aidH abaslsi Gu.titno s'Ii /
4d 0sy8 a5lii9dsT tis5a
.aiirRiA 1e A.s-1.H u 2.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-11-08
iELl LIfN NES,ll ~ ii5EESL EL TUNES IIl!!!

anaes de los boos del robre pueblo que rabaa afana
conque satsface neoesidades da ell cua la
s. abr pueras de- ESTABLISHMENTS para ganar un algo
algo eduodo fin que pueblo pobre pueda adqur
pensabes aun pecio acostumbra yer mas queen
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

Then the children knelt down on the
floor of the car beside their improvised
beds. Instinctively the hands Of the
men went to their heads and at the
first words of Now | lay me" hats
were off.
The cowboy stood twirling his hat.
and looking at the little knccling fig
urcs The catileman's vision seemed
dimmed, while in the eyes of the tray
cling man shunc Il distant lOok-a look
across snow-hl,ed pgairics 20 a warmly
lighted hCmc. The children were soon
asleep Then arose the question OF
presents.
ct don't seem to me I've got any
thing 10 give en-" said the cowboy.
mournfully, unless the little kid
might like my spurs. I'd give my gun
to the little girl. though on general
principles don't like to give up n
gun"
Never mind, boys" said the drum
mcr you come along with me to the
baggage car
So of they trooped. He opened his
trunks and spread before them such al
array OF trash and trinkets as tOok
away their breath.
There" said he, Just pick ont IN,
best things and III donate the lot"
NO, you don't" said the cowboy
I'm going to buy what ! want an,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Princeton and many names are on it
that do not belong in Princeton's ex-
elusive society. Mrs. Cleveland belongs
to the charitable societies and takes Il
personal interest in their work. She
vis-.s sick neighbors and takes an &c
tive interest in everything that goes
on.
She is as charming as when she went
to the white house bride.
She deNotes most of her time 10 her
household. her three girls, Ruth. Els
Their, Marion, and her boy Dick. Dick
Is now two years old. The girls arc
cared for by governess. The quiet
life is as much to Mrs. Cleveland's
taste as 1t is TO that of her husband.
She was first to fall in love with
Princeton and suggested it as q fnture
home. She had gone to Princetoa with
Mr.. Cleveland, when he was to speak
at the sesQuicentennial. She was I'M :
pressed by the quiet. dignifed oar OF
the town and wanted to go there to
live. The idea pleased Mr.. Cleveland
and he bought his present home from
Mrs. Slidell. His lectures at Princeton
are feature OF the university. His
grave illness threatened long cher
They are looking forward to the in
stitntion of big law department, over
which he will preside.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26
GALLANT OFFICER RETIRED.

Rear Admiral Lewis Wood Robin
son, who was recently retired from the
navy, has probably seen AS much act
tive service at sea AS any man In the
navy.
He was graduated from the Poly
technic College of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia, in June. 1861. from tho
course of civil engineering. ana in 1864
received from the same institution the
degree OF Mechanical Engineer.
On September u, 1861, he entered
the United States navy as third as
sistant engineer He participated in
the capture of Forts Jackson and st
Phillips and of the city of New Or
leans, in April, 1862. and other minor
engagements in the Mississippi river,
including the attack on NiCksburg by
FarragutS fleet, June 2S, OF the same
year resulting in forming n junction
with the upper fleet He left the Mis-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26
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A hundred years ago about five mil.
lion Americans, free and slave. en-
joyed humble Christmas without sc
much as cooking stove in all the
United States. This month, nearly
seventy-seven millions will observe
the same holiday with almost every
thing that the palate can desire, and
with every means, from hot Goals to
electricity, for cooking it, The Ameri-
can of a hundred years ago undoubt.
eddy had a better stomach and larg.
or appetite than the American of to-
day; bat all the same, we are all glad
we are living in the year 1900.
In no point of contrast Is the growth
OF this country so wonderfully shown
as in the census figures. In 1900 there
were, in the eight Northern States
and in Maine, Indiana and Ohio, which
were not states at that time, 2,6Ol ,52l
whites, 47154 free blacks and 35,94C
slaves; in the eight Southern States
and Mississippi and the District of Co
lumbia there were 1,7O2 $50 whites, 81, >
24l free blacks and S57,O95 slaves;
making a total of 5,3O5,937.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-12-26

Il heard story lately, which think IS
And Roberts self was on my Tap, his
lips were at my eat
"A dreadful, dreadful story a sudden
Somebody said the other day there Amt
no Santa Claus.
Would YOU believe It. sun,e' They
said twas all IA trick
About the tiny reindeer and the visits Of
That nil the chimneys were too small,
the stoves were all too hot,
anu lois OF just such stun as that, ]
can't remember what.
They said that years AMI years ago.
with lire places wide,
And al the doors upon the latch IN all
the countryside.
Both old aud young for myths and
dreams had quite a pretty passion,
But now belief in Santa claus had all
gone out Of fashion.
And when | cried that could prove
m twas all a wicked lie,
They only shrugged their shoulders ard
said Id better try,
never VIII believe it; know 1t can't
For i I'VE never seen him. say, auntIe
haven't you?"
Al, yes. my little qucstioucr. quite OTTER
in my dreams.
Though when ! wake ! only see the cold
Ntll', sun nlopnbtaWS,
Doing | often think | hear the suunl
of horn ana hoof,
And waking tinl the clm.trcc boughs a
tapping on the roof
But 7 have other reason. than those
plain to eye and ear
For trusting in the story that We hold "a
tiuC and dear.
| never shall outerow It, nor lose my
faith because
The world will never get beyond necu
OF Santa Claus.
Youths Companion