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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
Why Lincoln Declined a
Case.

General John ii. Littleticld, who
studied law with Abraham Lincoln,
writes his rccoIlcctions of his great
mentor in the February Success.
He tells this attractive bit of anec-
dotc:
All clients knew that with "Old
Abe as their lawyer they would
win their caSe-if it was fair; if
not, it was a waste of time to take
it to him. After listening some
time one day to would be client $
statement, with his eyes on the
ceiling, he swung suddenly round
in his chair snd exclaimed;
well you have a pretty good
case in technical law, but pretty
bad one i'll equity and Justice.
You'll have to get some other fell
low to win this case for you. |
couldn't do it.. All the time while
standing talking to that jury I'd
be thinking, Lincoln, you're n
liar, and | believe | would forget
myself and say it out loud"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
A GREAT NEWSPAPER,

The Sunday edition Of The ST. Loui
Republic is a marvel Of modern ncwSpa-
per enterprise. The organization Of its
rows service is word-widc complete in
every departments: in fact superior to that
Of any other newspaper.
TIL" magazine section is illustrated in
daintIy tinted cDlorS and splendid half
tome pictures. This section contains NOR
high class literary matter than any Of the
monthly magazines. The fashions Illus
tratod in natural coiorS are especially val
NabI" to the ladies,
TIA" colOrcd comic section is general
IaU@h-mal,cr. The funny cartoons are by
the best artists. The humorous stories
ar" hi@h-rlaSS, by authors Of national
reputation,
sheet music. a hiIh-caSS popular song.
is furnished free every Sunday in The Re
public.
The price Of the SUNDAY Republic by
mail one year is 500 For sale by all
news ,"alrrs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
lie Was the Carpenter.

The great sculptor Chantrcy com
menccd his career as a journeyman
carpenter, in connection with wAich
fact there is az o4l story told. One
day while inspecting a costly vase In
tho house Of the wealthy poet Rogers
he asked. with a smile, who made the
table on which the curo stood, "Curi-
ously enough" said Rogers, lit was
not made By q cabinet maker, but by
a common carpenter" Chantrey ask
ed: Did you zoe II made?" and Rog-
ers, supposing ,he query to DO one Of
incredulity, replied positively: Ger
talpy VS. in the room while the
man 6nlshed it with the chtsel, and I
gave n'm ipstructions In placing IT,"
Chantrey laughed sad -aln: You did.
remember that and all the circum-
stanceq perfectly we'll" YOU" ex-
claimed the poet. Yes" said Chan
trey quietlg Il was the Carpenter."-
Kansas CITY Independent
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
PIONEER WOMEN.
First OF Their Sex to Settle In Canad,
Were EreuCh.

Were Freuch.
The nineteen pioneer women VINO
dIsembarked on the shores OF Massa.
chusetts in 1920 have been celebrated
ever since IN romance and poetry.
Twelve years earlier a banner bearing
the lilies of France was planted on
the headlands OF Quebec The colony
thus inaugurated was augmented from
time to time by the emigration Of
small groups of women from the moth
or country These few heroic souls,
the pioneer women of Ca1all p aged as
important a part in its growth, and
are as worthy Of eternal remembrance,
as their Anglo-SaXon sisters Of New
England. Yet, with few exceptions,
they have waited in vain for a poet
to tell in immortal verse their heroic
deeds, or an historian to perpetuate
their fame. Many of these pioneer
women, of whom Jeanne Nance was
the central figure, would even nova
days be looked upon as "emancipated"
and advanced" Yet it was nearly
three centuries ago that Judith de Bre-
soles renowned the luxury Of a
wealthy and aristocratic home, and de-
voted seven years to the study OF
chemistry and medicine, that she
might exercise the profession among
the savages Of the new world that
Marguerite de Roberval, descended OF
long line of French cavaliers and
noble danes wandered alone through
h1nninI nP 90 Tc1n
and kept at bay the wild beasts of the
wilderness with her Old French argue
bus; that Marie Guyard, with her few
brave assistants, delicately nurtured
and high-bOrn women of France, made
OF themselves in turn, mechanics, ar
chitects and farmers in their adopted
land; that those dainty nurses, the
hoSpitalieres OF Quebec, dyed their
cherished white garmc' IS an ugly
brown, that they might follow their
profession the more efficiently amid
the smoke and uncleanliness Of the
squalld wiswams Who now will
hesitate to cross over the seas" ex-
claims poor missionary at sight of
these courageous gentlewomen, Since
delicate young women, naturally timid,
set at naught the vast expanse OF
ocean? They who are afraid Of few
fakes Of snow in France are ready to
face whole acres of 1t here" The
coming of these women to the New
World was in great part due to the
urgent cries for women's help sent
over the sea by these early mlssiona-
ries. who put forth many inducements
for their emigration, among others,
the great salubrity Of the Canadian
climate, One OF them writes that the
air OF New France Is healthful for the
body as we'll as for the soul. while
another declares that although the
cold IS very wholesome for both sexes
II is especially so for women, who are
almost immortal in Canada.-Chautau
guam,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18

President Angel Of Ann Arhor
has issued his annual ukasc to the
effect that hair-cutting between
the freshmen and sophomore class
eS must stop. The press Dispatch
cs state, however, that as usual the
ukasr has been without material
effect. The score Of shaycn
patcs," says one dispatch, NOW
stands ) to 3 in favor of the soph-
ignores, and large bands of rival
undcr-clasSmcn are prowling about
looking for trouble, The fresh
men vow they will retaliate and
make up their shortage Of , heads:
but their antagonists are equally
Jealous
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
Gutrd Il by Mice.

A village constable, patroling his
beat, was one day surprised to see the
front gate Of a cottage tenanted by an
old lady Ranked on each side by a
mouse imprisoned in a penny trap
Seeing the old lady peerlng cautiously
from an upper window, the constable
called her attention to the mouse
traps. Yes. | know" she replied.
Il got Blo5b's boy to put 'em there.
The elephant as escaped from the
menaglrie in the town an I'm mortal
afeard o. the monster comm about my
'ouse. 'ad the mice put there to
frlghten i'm of, cos I've heered that
elephants are orful frightened Of
mice."-LondOn Answers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18

y Washington man who has just
returned from the Philippines,
where he spent Il year, doesn't en-
thuSc over the islands as Il place
for Americans to go. He says: Fl
have had all the Philippines that |
want After Il twelve months So
joum over there, | am frank to
say that do not believe it any
country for white man. 1t is Il
rare thing to hnd an American
that does not wish to get back to
the States as quickly as possible
The spirit of discomfort and desire
to get away find expression in the
army that has been sent to subju-
gate the islands, and the [. $.
soldier that is satisfied with his lot
is an exception. The climate is
bad in that whenever man gets
sick there is no bracng or rccuper-
ative quality in the air, and recov-
cry to health is exceedingly slow.
My belief is that the capture of
Aguinaldo will not put an end to
our troubles in the Philippines;
there will be plenty of revolutions
AIRY leaders to keep up "A desultoly
warfare, and the chances are that
the fighting will go on for the next
ten wears "
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18

The reports say that the trans
port, Arab, which sailed March 81
for Manila with 200 horses, has
returned to San Francisco. Last
Thursday, when the Arab was a.
bout | POO miles off Port Taylor,
she was discovered to be leaking,
and Captain Wills put back for re-.
pairs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18

1t Is stated that the first Anglo-Sax-
on to enter the Forbidden city OF Pc
kin was Mr.. Henry Savage Lander,
with whose remarkable adventures in
Tibet a few years back the word has
been made familiar WITH character
istig iaYe of hot water, he had gone out
to Northern Chlna inst before the war
began, He WIGS ali th(yush the war
and has q Large number Of Interesting
photographs Of the Pri0c;p'l fights,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18

a Vandalia school girl, says the
Mail and Express, received Il new
piece of vocal music the other day
and opening it remarked that she
had 1.-THE Tale of the Kangaroo
and one of the school boys wanted
to know if she was going to wear
it on her hat.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
lie Killed His Friend.

"How does it feel to kill man
in battlc3" was the question put to
one of Morgan's men the other
evening, says the Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
Thank God, | never had but
one experience of that kind" was
the reply, "but that was enough
I'm Kentucky it not infrequent-
ly happened that boys from the
same town went into both the con-
federate and the federal armies.
When the war broke out | joined
Morgan's command. My best
chum, Dick Notion, went with IA
regiment of federals.
Before we separated we swore
to each other that, whatever came,
nothing should alter the affection
we had for each other, and that if
either could help the other he
would do so, no matter what the
cost. We even went so far as to
cut a dollar into two pieces and
each promised to wear his half ON
a string about his neck. 1t sounds
like a sort of girlish fancy, but we
were devoted to each other, and
some how or other we could not
help being afraid of what that war
might bring to us.
One day in September i'll the
second or third year of the war
our command was ordered to dis
mount and try to dislodgc II party
of fedcrals who held a little wood
in front of us. We charged across
the open and succeeded in getting
hold inside of the wood. Then
began a duel between 200 sharp
shooters on a side.
AT first / fired rather aimlcssly.
Then | noted that whenever rails
ed my head above the rock behind
which | was hiding | was likely to
get a bullet thru my cap or one
would pass within a few inches of
my head.
II noticed that all seemed to
come from straight in front of me.
| began to open my eyes and was
able after little while to see Il
fellow about 200 yards away who
had been pegging away at me. Ev-
cry time he fred he would stick
his head out from behind the tree
to see whether he had had any
luck.
~ waited my chance. The third
time he did this let him have it,
and he dropped. A few minutes
later came the order to advance.
When | reached the spot from
which the Yankee sharpshootcr
had been firing | stopped to see
what had happened to him."
The old fellow paused here, and
the reporter broke in with the
question:
ibid you find him?"
Yves, | found him with hole
clear thru his head. His coat was
open and | saw half dollar on Il
string around his neck. 1t was
Dick Notion, and had killed him.
just then the Yankees charged in
turn and | was forced to leave him
there"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18

Robert W Wilcox, Wa has been
elected as the congressional represen-
tative from Hawaii, is descendant
from the old Hawaiian royal family
on his mothers side,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
Armies to Give Away.

One of the difficulties about disci-
plining China lies in the fact that the
killing Of few armies merely causes
sense of qualification to the govern
ment because Of the relief to the con-
gestiOl Of population.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
Telephone ~ Telephone ~
W. A. MUIR, Broker.
Windsor Hotel, MEXICO. No.
Correspondent CELIA CON- CO.,
81. Louis, Mo.

81. Louis, No.
Grain, Stocks, Bonds, Provisions and
Cotton bought and sold or carried ON
margin.
sS- Private wire Chicago Board OF
Trade and New York Stock Exchange.
Information chccrfully given
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic loo or 25c
IL q. c, G, fall TO cure, druggists refund money
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
81 Letter
Wortby Of Consideration
THE HYGIENrc CEREAL CO.,

THE HYGIENTc CEREAL CO.,
GEsTLEMEy If people were not 40 much
terested in the nutritive qualities of tIeir food
and drink, there would be less sickness In tho
world. The coffee bean from which Gomez Is
made, contains, according to the American Mod
ical Dispensary, substance called CAFFEINE
which is poison productive OF headache, palpi
taton, sleeplessness, nervousness. dimness OF
vision and deafness. Yet people Will drink this
cofeel Mgr. Kneippdid q great good for human
ity. when by tongue and pen he denounced ~
coffee, which, while highly nutrtivc. contalns
no poisons whatever. For Ave or six years !
have been using this cereal product and would
not he without it. u 1t cost twice as much as the
anccs who a few years ago were In poor health,
are strong oday, and they attribute the result
TO the substitution OF tho cereal for the coffeo
bean. am glad that you are engaged In the pro.
integrity. TO which can testify from an aquaint-
ance OF 10 years will not permit you to manu-.
facture any but pure article. Your Hygienic
Coffee Is of superior quality and take pleasure
In recommending It. Yours truly,
crew. JAMES II. DAY.
Mt Morris, N, Y.
HYGIENE Cereal Coffee Is one OF the most
perfect table beverages in the world. 1t
Is Healthfui, Palatable, Nutritious and
Economic al, and should be served in every
household where health is considered.
Try It, and note the removal Of some
akne Mt with which you have been afflicted,
directly traeeable to the use OF the bean
coffee.
Sold i'm one and two pound
packages ut 15c. and csc.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
E.. S. WILSON, Ticket Agt.

GEO. J. CHARLTON.
G.. i. and I. \. {.
4 A,Ry.C kicago III
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18
Educate Your Bowels with Casoarets.

Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
iQc, s3c II c. G, G. fail, druggists refund money.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1901-04-18

&. :. CRANE,
q. =. and 7. \. Wab.
Ry,St, Louis, MQ,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-21

market became quiet on this advance,
and remained in that condition to the
end. The closing wheat strength help
ed to sustain prices during the latter
half of the session. The close was
.A0ssc higher at 403sc. Receipts, ZIG
cars, and of these but two cars were
equal to contract requirements.
Cats were fairly active within a mar
row range. The wheat and corn
strength were influential. May sold be-
tween 253s@1c and 25a4c, and closed
hc higher at 255sc. Receipts were 10
cars.
The undertone of the provisions mar
ket was strong, although business gen.
orally was quiet Hog receipts were
less than had been expected, and this,
combined with a good cash demand,
and the strength of the grain markets,
resulted in an advance which was
firmly held.
May pork sold between $14.071R and
$14.15, and closed 10@121ac higher at
14.10@14.12k May lard between ST.
4712 and s7.52h@55. closing 71h@10c
up at $T52@55, and May ribs between
$7.07h@710, with the close &c i'm
proved at $40.
Estimated receipts tomorrow:
Wheat, 70 cars; corn, 255 cars; oats.
1S5 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
There will be no session of the Board
of Trade on Friday, Washingtons
Birthday.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-21
WOOL.

BOSTCNt February 20.-The Ameri-
can Wool and Cotton Reporter will say
of the wool trade tomorrow:
The wool market has rather increas-
ed in activity the past week and a
large amount of stock has been moved.
We figure the sales at oversix million
pounds included in which were some
good sized lines of territories, secured
and medium feeces. There has been
considerable pressure to sell and as a
result consumers have in most in
stances been able to secure woods at
pretty low prices, especially territory
woods which are now selling very close
to the level of values prevailing at the
time when the boom of1S99 was start
ed. The sales for the week in Boston
amounted to 5,305, 200 pounds domestic
and 9e5.000 pounds foreign, making a
total of 6,270.20V against a total OF
4,636S for the previous week and a
total of 2,371 900 for the corresponding
week last year. The sales since jan
uary LIST amount to "a, 461 400 pounds.
against 2S,225. 600 pounds for the cor
responding time last year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-21
Stocks
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, February 20.-Influential
local spectators were active support
ers OF the wheat market to-day and the
close was firm, May 3s0l5c higher.
Corn was comparatively quiet and
closed A@3sc improved. Oats closed
1sc better and provisions sc to 100
1212c up.
Indifference of the Liverpool mar
ket gave rise to expectations of lower
prices for wheat here but the top of
the gong found offerings valued some
what higher than they were at the close
yesterday. May opened unchanged to
Ac higher at 1875 to 1859 The first
batch Of buying orders being salts
fled the market became quiet but firm
on moderate northwest receipts and the
fact that large areas of the winter
wheat belt is without snow protec-
ton. There was even bit of gossip
concerning Hessian fly in Nebraska.
but it is rather early for that insect to
be much of a factor in fixing the price
of wheat. The bears derived some
comfort from an estimate giving severe
Australian eXportable surplus of 937,-
600 bushels. This is a liberal increase
on other estimates and those who sold
short on the information had reason to
regret it later, when buying by lead
ing operators and seaboard advices of
better export situation caused a
sharp bulge to 1850. A profit taking
movement greeted the advance. but the
close was strong, May ss@1ac over yes
terday at 100 1sc. Exporters reported
80 loads taken for foreign shipments
while seaboard clearances in wheat and
flour We're equal to $4,000 bushels.
Primary receipts aggregated 463 ,0o0
bushels, compared with $4,000 the cor
responding day last year. Minneapolis
and Duluth reported 243 cars against
637 last week and 504 year ago. Re
ceipts here were SO cars, one of which
graded contract.
Corn relinquished the leadership on
change after the first hours trade.
having held it undisputed for a week.
May opened &c higher a. 405s q 401ac,
under the influence of light receipts.
The crowd, led by an influential ira
der, bought freely and May, having
dropped to 40as, reacted to 4ONc. The
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-21
METAL.

NEW YORK. February 20.-Tin in
the local metal market started in a
somewhat depressed condition as the
result of unfavoraole information from
London, where prices went of about
6 IS to e121 lis Sd for spot. Later.
however, a reaction set in and prices
recovered and early loss on a good gen.
eral demand sales were made at s26. so
G26.93 for spot delivery. closing at
$3.50 bid and s27.09 asked. Future
deliveries were weak and lower, March
at s26-35026.75 and Nay at $4,000
1920; trading in these positions was
fairly active On the other hand. how
ever, the general list remains IN list
less condition, Copper II London de-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-21

clined s. to f71 Is sd. but locally 4
duh and featureless market prevailed
with prices nominally quoted at the
close s17.00 for Lake Superior and
1850 for casting and electrolytic. Lead
ruled. dull at S4.S711 despite further
loss at London, the close being weak
at Ella 15s. Spelter was also quiet,
though buyers and sellers we're nearer
the ground than for some time past;
closing prices were S3.971aG4.021a
Iron continues dull with an easy under
tone prevalent with no material change
in prices. At Glasgow the close was
54s I'd, and at Middlesboro 46s 41ad.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-21

OF driving them to cover, hut the effort
proved futile and the closing was weak
with many stocks at the lowest. There
was significant break in the principal
steel stocks at the last, Steel & Wire,
Federal Steel and National Steel fall
ing suddenly to "A. here was some
show of strength in Steel & Wire pre-
ferred, but otherwise the steel stocks
were all weak, Hoop preferred dropping
312. In the principal active railroad
stocks there were at one time declines
OF to points, members OF the grang-
er, southwestern and Pacific groups be-
ing notably affected Delaware & Hud-
son was erratic but generally weak,
falling at one time 3A under last night.
The local traction stocks were bid up
in the course of the attempt against the
shorts, and stocks of number OF
smaller railroad companies were lifted
from / to 5 points, Pere Marquette,
Mobile & Ohio, the Iowa Central stocks
and the Minneapolis & ST. Louis stocks
bling conspicuous. General Electric
was forced up at one time II points,
but closed with a net gain OF only 719.
The level of activity in the market was
over than for many weeks past, the
days business falling to about the
smallest for any full day since cleo
ton.
Bonds were reactionary in sympathy
with stocks. Total sales par value 3d.
$4,000
United States refuuding Is advanced
II ,a,, cant nm ho Ioct call
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-21
DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Dry goods:
There has been more activity here of
late with the jobbing trade, but no
change of any moment in the market
at first hands. Prices are irregular for
brown bleached and colored cottons in
stock. Print cloths ruled dull to-day,
with a very limited demand at the re-
duced prices. Mems wear woolens
quiet and barely steady. Dress goods
dull and featureless.