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BOSTON, Feb. l0.-The wool market remains
in about the condition previously noted, with
prices holding up well. On the whole the mar
ket Is fairly active. though the volume of sales
is not up TO the figures OF few weeks ago
There are still enough manufacturers in the
market, however to ultimately absorb all the
wool available. There is apparently a feeling
in the trade that the top has been reached, and
while lower prices are expected. at the same
time any further advance is considered improb-
able. The fine Territory woods have been selling
freely; i'm fact being about the most active OF
anything the list Fine staple woods are un-
changed 56G5sc, with fine mediums at 54d5sc
and mediums at 4744sc. Quotations are as
follows: Territory. Idaho fine. AGl5c: fine me-
dunn. Isd1slxc medium. l6a17c: Wyoming fine
14al5c. fine medium. l501sc; Utah fine i4al5c;
fine medium. 16q17c; medium. 17Glsc: Dakota
fine. 1iq15c; fine medium 16Ql7c; medium. I7a
lsc Montana fine. choice. H420c; average. ia
1sc Colorado. New Mexico. etc. fine, iidl2c :
fine medium, l3ql4c; medium. l4ql5c. There Is
an active demand for fleece wools with a strong
er feeling choice lots. Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA
Xxx and above. 3243se; X, 2sa2sc: No. / and
No. 2. sia32c; Michigan x and above. 27a2sc;
SIS blood. 2Sa24o; y blood. 23d24c braid 2oa2ic.
disc; middle counties. i5dlsc: southern i2aisc:
to the small offerings in this market Prices are
steady and unchanged. Combed, secured basis
soGssc: good ssqsoc; average. 75d7sc.
ST LOUIS. Feb. 10.-Wool easy, but nm
changed; medium grades and combinG l7a2lc
light fine l6d1sisc heavy fine, 12Gi6c; tub
washed. 1s92sc.
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Receipts of grain continue fairly good,
but not as heavy as last month. Prices are
much the same. There are slight fiuctua-
steady Inspections yesterday showed a
light movement OF wheat, free movement
of corn and light receipts of oats. 1t is ex-
pected that oats will move in larger guam
titles next month. Track bids, as reported
by the secretary of the Board of Trade,
ruled as follows:
Wheat steady; No. red, 761sc track; No.
red 761zc on milling freight: No. red,
7sIxc track: February. 76zc: wagon. 76c.
Corn stronger; No. ! white. 45lxc No. 2
white, 45kc; No. 8 white, 45ikc; No. white
43I.c; No. white mixed, 451sc; No. 3
white mixed, 45lzc; No. white mixed, 43ikc
No. yellow, Sic; No. yellow. 45izc; No
4 yellow 43Ixc; No mixed, Sic; No. 3
mixed, 45Izc; No. mixed, 431zc; ear. 44c.
Oats steady; No. white, CSC: No. white
37ikc; No. mixed. S6c: No: mixed. S5c.
Hay steady: No. / timothy, Sl4.25; No. 2
timothy. sl3.75.
Inspections-Wheat; No. red. car: re-
jected, /; total. cars. Corn: Ne. white, 5
cars; No. mixed. 5; No. mixed. 4; No. 4
mixed L. total. Is cars Oats: No. mixed
clover, 1; No. / prairie, l. No. prairie. i;
total, 6 cars.
WAGON MARKET
Offerings on the wagon market were only
fair and prices We're much the same as on
Monday. the wagon weighmaster reporting
the following range:
Corn-42445c per bu-
Oats-32Q3ic per blu.
Sheaf Oats-$9Q11 per ton.
Hay-Timothy. $l3.50G1450; mixed clover,
$1050qll.50 per ton
Straw-$5d6 per ton.
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MONETARY.
Rates on Loans and Exchange-Clear-
ings and Balances.

INDIANAPOLIS.-Com paper. 4d6
per cent; time loans, sac per cent. Clear
ings not reported.
NEW YORK.-Call money steady at 21e@
3h per cent. closing at 36. Time money
easy; sixty and ninety days and six months,
AZ per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4A4
per cent. Sterling exchange strong; actual
business in bankers bills, A.1.3I5Q4.S7.4O
for demand. s.s435G4s44s5 for sixty days;
posted rates, Sass and Sass; commercial
bills, $4.S3Aa4.s4 Clearings, s273, SS9, 6S2; bal
ances, s13,114,SS9.
CHICAGO.-New York exchange, sc pre-
MUM. Sterling exchange, SASS for sixty
days, SASS for demand. Clearings, $780,
504; balances. 81, Az. O5S.
BosTON.-Clearings, s24,s12,24s balances.
81. 1872.
PHILADELPHIA.-M 1895 per cent.
Clearings, $19,9TO. AIS; balances, $2,246,oS7.
ST. LOUIS.-Money, 5Q6 per cent. New
York exchange, 10c premium. Clearings.
SS,524, 237; balances, a,3S6,Sl1.
BALTIMORE.-Money, per cent. Clear
ings, $.274. 954; balances, $576, $50.
CINCINNATI.-Mo 466 per cent
New York exchange, 25c discount. Clear
Sings, "a, S00.500.
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Changes i'm Available stocks.

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Special cable and
Geographic advices received by Brad
streets show the following changes in
available supplies as compared with last
account: Wheat in the United States and
Canada east of the Rockies, decrease of
100000 bu; afioat for and in Europe, an in
crease of 100000 bu; total supply, an in
crease of ], 400 900 bu. Corn, an increase of
2,519,00O blu. Oats, an increase of II 600 blu.
Among the more important increases are
those of 240,000 bu at Chicago private ele-
vators and $1,000 bu at Omaha. The lead
ing decreases are those of 1900 bu at north
western interior elevators, 10000 at Port
Nashville.
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PRIVATE WIRE ADvICEs.
Heavy Absorption of Leather Pre-
ferred on Conversion Rumors.
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Meyer & Kiser's telegram
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-The opening was
strong and was encouraged by the bullish
sentiment and the larger demand through
commission houses. Traders were bullish.
M. P. was exceptionally strong. but under
heavy profit taking halted in it's advance,
and the general list, alphabetically with
the Gould issues, sold off slightly. The alb
sorption of stocks to-day on slight frac-
tiona1 declines has been of the very best.
The Aldrich bill introduced in the Senate
was stimulating factor in trading to-day,
and it Is generally believed that the bill
slightly amended will pass at this session
of Congress The trading for London ac-
count was very small as compared with
yesterday. About 5000 shares were sold on
balance. The item of news to-day was the
publication of the annual report Of the
Peoples Gas Company of Chicago for 1902,
showing an increase in net earnings of $40
600. In the afternoon United States Leath-
er issues became very active, with the pre-
ferred advancing three points on reports
that some conversion plan was under con-
sideration by the company to retire the
preferred stock and issue per cent. bonds
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Oils.

SAVANNAH. Feb. 1o-sprits OF turpentine
firm at CSC. Rosin Arm; A; b. G ID, r. e. .a sisy'
G, 81; II, s2.35; 1, $3.50; X, sS.zo; M e. -'
OH, CITY. Feb 1o-Credit balances N5o Ger
tifcates no bid Shipments. "a, 4ss brls: aNerage'
So 2s3 brls; runs 1918 brls; average "is- piiS
WILMINGTON, Feb. 10.-Spirits OF turpentlne
arm az &c Rosin firm at s1-o5. Crude turpeh-
tine arm at - 40 to s4 Tar firm at $leS.
MONTPELIER, Feb. p.-Crude petroleum
steady. North Lima, Sill; South Lima and lnoi-
ara, s1.06.
CHARLESTON Feb. 10.-Spirits or turpentine
firm at 641zc. Rosin firm.
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INTERSTATE STOCKYARDS. INDIANAPo-
LIS Feb 10.-Cattle-Receipts small; shipments
none. The market continues duh and listless.
with nothing excepting strictly fat and first
quality stock quoted steady at figures current at
the close of last week. The demand is very
light and is confined solely to local sources. 1t
is hard to place common cattle at all. Taken
all in ALL prices are lower than they have been
before this season, and market conditions have
never been more unsatisfactory. The quotations
on calves continue the same, the best being
worth $50. The market closed quiet and weak
at quotations.:
Coed 70 nhoioa STARS 4 90 lbs md IN
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on that account the trading little slow In
getting started. but among the first transactions
higher than yesterday. II was observed. how
ever, that these were exceptions, and in gen.
eral way the market from the beginning was not
perceptibly better. Local packers especially
were very much opposed to paying any advance
whatever, and, in fact, only wanted imlted
number Of hogs at any price. shipping orders
were not liberal and consequently the supply
proved fully equal TO the demand and the clos
ing market was rather quiet After the demand
bad been very well supplied sales were little
Irregular. and occasionally statesmen beieNed
they were forced to accept shade lower prices.
out In summing UP the general market Tor me
day IL was agreed by most dealers that the
average very little. il any. different from
yesterday. The usual clearance was MADE.
Sales ranged from $3.50 TO 81. and small pro-
portion of the supply sold below 500. quota
tons:
Good To choica rnsd,un, IN heayy.... S. s0dT00
Mfxed and heavy Dackfng -............ 6.6Jd6 30
Good to choice Ii1tt weights ...... 6.70q6 s21z
Common To fair light Veights........ 6.60Q665
Inferior 10 hest rigs ......... 4.00G6J0
Roughs and .faRs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6.O046.65
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A. r. Thompson & Co.'S TELEGRAM

IA r. Thompson & Co.'S Telegram.1
NEW YORK. Feb. 10.-The strength i'm
the stock market that prevailed at the
close last evening continued this morn
ing through the greater part of the stock
list, prices being firm to " point higher
London prices being firm was help. But
under cover of the strength in Missouri
Pacific, Rock Island and Atchison there
and syndicates in some of the other stocks
Room traders generally were inclined to
the selling side, and before the close were
able to show declines in nearly all of the
stocks which have been active of late.
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Poultry.

NEW YORK Feb. 10.-Poultry-Alive hrm;
,,,rLeys Is91ac. fowls 15c. Dressed slow; west
ern chickens lsIsGI14c; Western fowls, lsc; tur-
keys, 16dl9c.
CINCINNATI Feb. 1O.-Poutry steady; hens,
nc: springs l1Ik@13c; turkeys, Adl5c
BOSTON, Feb. 1O.-ISpecial. l-Poultry EASIER
fowls l3c: springs, Hc turkeys, lsQzVc-
ST LOUIS, Feb. 10.-Poultry weak chickens'
1oc: turkeys, 14c; ducks, 13c; geese, &c.
HUNTSVILLE, Feb. 10.-Hens, lie per 10;
chickens 11Q1sc; turkeys, 12lsalSc.
CHICAGO Feb addressed poultry steady;
turkeys 15Q1Sc; chickens, lOGlSl2c.
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at 37ssc, after ranging between 377s and
373sc. Receipts were 164 cars.
Provisions were dull but firm, the hog
situation tending to steady the market.
The feature in the pit was some buying of
lard by cash people against foreign sales.
and there was some buying of pork by
local traders. The close was steady, with
May pork 21zc lower at $3.50, lard I'M
changed at $9.471z, and ribs a shade lower
at 500.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat,
% cars; corn, 2i0 cars; oats, 100 cars; hogs,
5000.
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LONDON-Money, 3HQSA per cent; dis
counts. Sssq3ls and 5-16q3as; consols,
81 13-16G93.
PARIS-Three per cent. rentes 99f 95c for
the account. Exchange on London, 25f 1511c
for checks.
BERLIN.-Exchange on London, 20m
4Si4pf for checks. Discount rates, short
bills, III per cent; three months bills, IFS.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 1o.-Cotton firm. sales.
$500 bales Ordinary, 7s4c; good ordinary. s4 ss
ic,y ,o;ddiine eiLc: goood midding, 11-16c; mid
ding fair. csc Receipts, 1467s bales; Stock
362 SIS bales.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1o.-Cotton.Spot crossed
oniet and Is points higher middling uplanos'
soc: middling gulf. 9.75c. Sales, 20 Bales
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Markets for silver.

NEW YORK.-Bar silver, 477sc; Mexican
dollars, 37tac.
LONDON.-Silver bars, 221sd an ounce.
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Treasurx statement.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. statement of
the treasury balances in the general fund,
exclusive of the $50, 900 600 gold reserve in
the division of redemption, shows:
Available cash balances. .s223 051, SIS
Gold ........................ 101 ,599 95l
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aiding futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows Flour steady.
Wheat-No. spring, S0GS1c; No. 3, 72G79c No.
red, 15s. q76c Corn-No ?, 44c; No yellow. 4ic:
Oats--No. 2, S5c; No. white, 35l2@Selsc. No. 2
choice mailing. 4sQ56c. Flaxseed-No 1. s116;
No. Northwestern s1.21. Prime timothy seed.
$3.50. Clover-Contract grade Sill Mess pork,
per brl, ssO417 Lard. per 100 lbs. ss.55dse so:
Short rib sides Qoose). 5000. Dry-salted
shoulders (boxed) $S.12126s 25. Short clear sides
boxed. ss.37sQs5O. Whsky-Basis of high
wines, 81. 80.
Receipts-Flour, 200 brls; wheat so, 100 Blu;
corn 275.5O0 bu; oats. ZOO bu; rye, 5000 bu;
barley $4,000 Blu. Shipments-Flour, 800 brls;
wheat, 1880 blu: corn, 1877 800 bu; oats, 49,, 500
bu; rye, 800 bu: barley, 10 900 Blu.
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Hogs-Receipts. 4beo: shipments Loco. Com
bined receipts % hogs for two days show little
Improvement the same time last week. but
. decrease OF over Loo compared with the cor
responding time year ago. The receipts to-day
were q little larger than a week ago. but
asits as large year ago. The market opened
"a most statesmen asking higher prices, and
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Metals.

CT LOUIS Feb 10.-Metals steady; lead hrn
at e s7Ik; spelter quiet at s4so
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lice steers. ESQ lbs and up-

Hogs-Receipts light; shipments The
downward trend stopped, the market
to-day recovering all the ground that was lost
yesterday. On average prices were consid-
cred SC higher. The local demand Is strong for
all grades Choice heavy hogs worth $7fD
7.05 and the best light weights quoted at
SOS The market closed quiet and steady at
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prices paid by shippers)
Young turkeys. 14c: hens. sssc; cocks sac:
yeung ducks. Sc; geese. NzS per dos; springs.
shc-
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Representative Sales

Sheep-Receipts. 400; shipments. 300. The re-
ceipts Of sheep and lambs thus far this week
indicate an increase of about 200 over the same
time last week and an increase OF go over the
corresponding time a year ago. The receipts
to-day were go larger than a week ago and a
year ago. The supply, however, small, and
with limited competition the trading was neces-
sarily rather QUIET but sales were usually at
fully steady prices compared with the way equal
kinds have sold recently. There is a continued
scarcity of prime stock in their class, and con-
sequently there very few sales around top
figures. The best lambs sold at f575. and other
sales were made at $545.50. Sheep sold as high
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NEW YORK, Feb. 1o.-Buttsr-Recsapts 5e1o
packages Prime state dairy. l50z5c extra
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.Sheep-Receipts none; shipments none. No
change has occurred In the market far this
week. The demand continues strong from local
and outside sources for choice stock. Top lambs
are worth $3.50 and the best old sheep bring 81.
Quotations..
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aam.-Rasbit.. 81 per do1; MalIard ducks. s.s
$50 East Market ST.. Indianapolis, Ind.

Game-Rabbits. 81 per doz; MalIard ducks. $50
per doz
Cheese-New York full creams. i5c; Swiss. 10;
brick. lie: linburger. lac.
Buttsr-Choice roll. leizc per ID; country eut>
ter Ice.
Eggs-weak at lie per doz.
Beeswax-s0c for yellow, sc for dark.
Feathers-Prime geese. 30c per 10; prime duck.
zoe per ID.
Wool-Merohantable, medium. Ice; bury and
understandable. 3Q5c less coarse grades, 15c:
fine merino. lSQi5c; tub-washed. 25a2sc.
HIDES. TALLow. ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No l. TIC: No. :. s&c.
No calf, 10c; No. calf. size.
Tallow-No. /, SIC; No 2, 4i1c-
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Horses-About $50 head of horses were received
for the regular auction sale OF the Warman.
Black-Chamberiain Company which Is a very
fair average run for this season Of the year. The
quality was not up to the high standard OF last
week. but there few very good horses
represented and some considerably above the
average in their class. There was large at
tendance OF buyers a good many new dealers
being attracted here by the special speed sale
which occurs this week. The demand therefore,
was steady, but not really urgent The best
offerings. IL was observed, sold more promptly
than others. and prices in all cases were con-
sidered high a week ago. but higher.
An extraordinary high-going cob with consid-
cradle speed sold at 1865, and there were scat
tering sales of high-class horses around $500.
but the bulk of the medium to good chunks and
sale OF the Blair-Baker Horse Company began
this afternoon, and promises to be as success
full former events of this kind. large num-
Der of horses have been entered, and they should
command very satisfactory prices. The sale
will be continued on Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday.
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IA. w. Thompson & Co.'S telegram
Open High Low Clos
STOCKS ing est. est ing.
American Can ~ -. %
Diamond Match ............issH issH Iss 10
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Drugs.

Alcohol. N.5zQZ.N; asafoetida, 40c: alum 2H0
form. sSqe5c; copperas. brl. &c; cream tartar.
pure. S0q33c; indigo 65Gsoc; lccrice, Calab
morphine p. a W., per CO. 81 25d25e: oil. berEa.
mot, per 10, IS; opium. SO. $685. quinine P
CASTLE. FRI l3dl6c; soda, bicarb-. 2lkeIsc; salts
Epsom 1%d4c; sulphur -four. 2495c: saitpeter 4
iodide potassium, s245q2.50; bromide potassiun
37q40c; chorate potash, l502oc: borax sdi2c:
MUIR 81 SOFAS.
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Coal and Coke.

Anthracite. $40: Pittsburg $50: Kanawha, s. rs:
s5.25; Greene county, lump. $40: Raymond s. so:
Connellsville COKE 81; lump COKE lie bu, g. Is
per % nu; crushed coke, zec eus - per Is bu:
in cellar; Soc per ton extra. second floor or car
ried in cellar: from wagon, CSC extra by Wheel
barrow, chute or basket
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sugar-cured Hams-Indians. 1, lbs average
l&1c; IA 20 Is lbs average. Ice.
shouiders-Engiish cured Reliable, n TO 70 lbs
average. Iissc; susar-cured Indiana. 9 20 10 lbs
average. ll&c
picked Pork-rancy homeless pig pork Per br1
lbs. So 80. fancy clear bean pork. per brl no
lbs sz3: short clear, per brl 30 lbs. t2l; rump.
per bri 90 lbs $3.50; Indiana bean or towl. per
hrl lbs. SIS 50. Also half brls. 100 lbs half
the price of the brls. adding soc 70 cover addt>
tionsl cost OF package
Lard-Ksttls rendered. ilke: pure las1 llHe-
80 10 20 lbs average. i.c; 20 20 % Ne sv0raSo,
i2gr, clear bellies y TO - lbs average. llkc; a
clear backs. ~ 20 % lbs average. ne: q - u
lbs average. ING. to 10 lbs svsrag4 INC u
dry salt VIC less.
seeds.
Seed clover. prime N7B0f. -; EngltoA clwu.
f:1s07n: sisafe. S4n ft4oehH Drlu1a -
extra dses.- 0lf6. 6chafd sfaa (,(5IfN
red top. s0coAA EnUosA bloegrasa -
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THE JoBBING TRADE.
(The quotations given below are this selling pric,
of the wholesale dealers.)
Candies and Nuts.

Candies-Stick. &c per ID: common mixed &c.
grocers mixed. SAC: Banner twist mixed. Sc.
Banner cream mixed. 10Gl1c: old-time mixed. Sc
Nuts-Soft-shelled almonds, lSQ2Oc; English
walnuts 13fl5c; Brazil nuts. 1sc; filberts liIsc:
peanuts, roasted. 7Qsc; MIXED nuts. lac.
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larations on the subject brought him
into contact with Stephen A. Doug
las, then one of the most brilliant
democratic orators in Illinois, and a
series of debates between the two
was arranged. They drew upon both
men the attention of the nation, 1t
being understood that one Of them
would be elected United States sen
stOr by the legislature of Illinois.
The democrats carried the legisla-
ture, and Douglas was chosen sena-
tor. After the election Mr.. Lincoln
was met by one of his friends and
asked how he felt. His reply, Illus
trative of the humOr that character
lied his whole life, was:
81 feel like a boy who has stubbed
his toe-too mad to laugh, and too
big TO cry"
The contest for the senatOrship
and the debates had, however, given
him a national reputation, and in the
political campaigns that followed he
was wanted everywhere as a speaker.
He visited Kansas, Ohio, New York,
and other states, and was received
with unbOunded enthusiasm.
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a hundred miles away, and, with his
pack on his back, he walked the en-
tire distance to enter on his duties.
He was a Woodworking and faithful
member, and yet during the session
he began the study of law He was
reelected to the legislature in 1886
and again in 1888, and was rapidly
becoming a speaker of renOwn. He
was admitted to the bar and began
the practice of law, proving himself
an able attorney and an effective jury
speaker. During the presidential con-
test of 1874 he took the stump for
his political idol, Henry Clay. and
acquired such celebrity as a speaker
that in 1916 he was nominated and
elected TO congress from his district,
serving only one term, however,
when he returned to Springfield, ILL.,,
and entered upon the practice of the
law.
In his practice he was one of the
most conscientious of lawyers. He
would never take a case he did not
believe to be Just, and, however I'M
popular it might be, could not be de-
tered from defending a cause, if
asked, he believed to be right. At
that time few lawyers having pclit-
ical ambitions were willing to de-
fend anyone who had helped a fugi-
tive slave on his way to Canada. A
man who was accused of that "crime"
applied TO one of the leading lawyers
Of Springfield to act as his attorney,
but the latter declined, because il
would injure him politically. The &C
cused man then went to a well-llnown
merchant for advice. &C.," said the
latter, "to Mr.. Lincoln. He is not
afraid Of an unpopular cause" And
Mr.. Lincoln took the case.
In his practice Mr.. Lincoln was a
most successful jury lawyer. He al
ways tried a case fairly. He never
misrepresented the evidence Of a wit
ness, the argument of an opponent,
or the law. Hence he always had the
confidence Of the jury and the court.
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dents. He was president of the ma
ton during its darkest hours, when
the passions of the north and south
were inhamed and criticism harsh,
but now that time has assuaged
party prejudice and tempered this
criticism, his true character and
worth stand forth. Eulogies almost
without number have been spoken
and written of him, but none, per-
haps, more expressive than this trib.
ute taken from the sermon of DR..
Gurley, who Oficiated at his fu-
neral in Washington, before the body
left the capital for it's resting place
in the cemetery at Springfield
Ill:
Probably no man." said DR.. Cur
ley, "sinee the days Of Washington,
was ever so deeply and firmly i'm
bedded in the hearts of the people
as Abraham Lincoln. Nor was it
mistaken confidence and love He Ge-
served it, deserved It all. He merited
Il by his character, by his acts, and
by the tenor and tone and spirit OF
his life" FRANK DILDLNE