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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-05-19
M1ssoURI's CHAMPION COW
Mrs. Dean Sells 800 Young Chick.
ens-James Quinlan's Fine
Colts.

Barney Morrall, northwest of
town, lost fine colt a few days
ago.
James Quuinlan sold a Jersey
cow few days ago to Cliff Dud-
geon for $50.
James Quinlan bought a Gallo
wSy COW of Henry Sannebeck last
Saturday for $31.
p. T. and Price johnson began
work of shearing 1900 sheep this
WI eek. Electric clipping machines
are used.
McGee Bros. sold II eleven
Thonths old hogs that averaged
IR97 IL lbs. to Powell & Mundy
Ilast Friday.
j. f. Woolery, out toward Cant,
4 Matched four legged chicken
last week. But said chicken lay
down too soon and died.
James Quuinlan boasts of hav-
ing the best pair of matched colts
in the county. They are descen-
dants of Joe Quinlan's fine coach
stallion.
Curtis Cauthorn has put on
registry his famous Optimistic
Rex" a colt of his fathers noted
sire, Rex E. Optimistic Rex is a
colt of fine promise.
Harry and R. NJ. Brown, of the
west part of the country, shipped
a car of hogs from Thompson last
week. They averaged $50 pounds
each when loaded on the cars.
G. +. Bush, northwest of town,
sold two fat hogs to Mexico buy
ers this week at 8 cents a pound.
Richard Platte of the same neigh
borhood sold four fat hogs at
same price as above.
Ben r. Middleton has bought
E. B. Sellard's coal yard property,
just east of the Chicago & Alton
passenger station. The reported
price paid was 1900. 1t is rumor-
ed that Mr.. Middleton may erect
" large mule barn thereon.
James H. Starr s. Son, of the
western part Of this county
marketed of their own raising and
fatten1ng, two loads of hogs in
East st. Louis last week that aver
aged 291 and 295 lbs. and brought
$S.70, the top of the market.
Rev. H. 1. Cobb's "Circuit Rid
eF" says Mrs. Kate Dean is the
Poultry queen. She has already
sold 300 young chickens and has
Eoyer 600 on hand, all matched by
hens in the good old fashioned
way. My! but what Paradise fol
preachers
Fennewald Bros, those well
known cattle feders and farmers
of near Martinsburg, this county
had in their usual toppy consign
ment at the National Stock Yards
in East st. Louis this week, that
landed the best price for the day
The sale was AZ head Of well fat
ted 152S-lb beeves that sold to the
United Dressed Beef CO., at $S.1
They also had 18 steers of 1241
lb. average that sold to Swift &
Co., at $40. The Stock Reporter
comments that Messrs Fennewalt
are firm believers in well fatteC
stock. Their consignments always
represent that skill Of successful
feeding and topping the market
lis a customary thing with them.
The Message editor while il
Columbia last Friday visited tn,
State Farm and took look a
y Misouri's champion cow, Chic
Josephine, the Holstein now try
ing for a worlds milk producing
record, having a lead o 6nO
pounds over any COW for a ninety
day period. Chief Josephine gay
ninety-eight pounds of milk tn
day we were there and has beel
averaging ninety pounds a da,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-05-19

Mrs. j. II. Hutts, southwest of
this city, is reported as having
been very i'll
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-05-19

Miss Adeline Diessell of this
city Is reported quite sick.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
COMEDY AND DRAMA.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC-In view of the
worthIessness of recent new plays at other
theatres il is a pleasure TO chronicle the
continuance OF the Sothern- Marlowe en-
sagement in Shakespearian dramas. The
two stars will enact during this the last
week OF their present appearance the fol-
lowing plays: On Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday evening and Wednesday matt
nee Hamlet: Thursday matinee. Thurs
DAY Friday and Saturday nights. Twelfth
Night" and Saturday matinee, Romeo and
Juliei The large audiences that have
filed the Academy during the four weeks
engagement o. ar. Sothern and Miss Mar
lowe are alike tribute 10 New York
theafregoers and TO the actors themselves.
The two stars will return 10 The Academy
Oh March q Ger two weeks. Daring the first
week they VII give their first joint per-
forrnance Of AS You Like It." The second
week they VIII play in repertory- On Thurs
DAY March y, hey vii! give matinee
IN aid of the actors Fund Fair.
ASTOR-The amusing players Of Seven
Days are stlI in quarantine here. where
The public seems disposed TO keep them for
months to come.
BELAsCO-"Just Wife" Eugene Wal
tiers new play, with Charlotte Walker as
the star.
BIJOU-Cyrn Scott. in The Lottery
Man" one Of the successful farces of the
season.
CoMEDY-Msry Mannering in "A Mans
World" by Rachel Crothers.
CRITERIoN.-Francis Wilson in his ten
der and amusing play, The Bachelors
Baby." Baby Davis is as much Of a hit as
his funny uncle.
DAILY -'The Inferior Sex" in which
Miss Maxine Elliott is seen at her best.
EMPIRE.-Pine- "Mio-Chsnnel.'' marx
ing Miss Stael Barrymore greatest sue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Whatever kills time will suit its purpose
nroyided the ssassin be not criminal, but
sIav in self-defence Standards of moral
itv need not be discussed now. All decent,
normal persons in our civilization nave
some standard OF morality against Wnlch
they measure themselves. But anything re-
sembling standard of dramatic art has no
general recognition in our country Fot
one thing there is no standard OF
speech: for another thing, there is no
standard'' of manners; there is nothing
like a .,standar,i' in any form of stage eX-
nression Few are the persons in our audi
ences who pay any attention TO details
For most Of the crowd q play is play. an
actor an actor, and poor play or poor
actor receives as much applause this week
as a good play and good acting received in
the same house week earlier. But always
there are enough persons of perception and
Secency in a presumably respectable house
10 Mss down banality and boot bestiality
from the stage. What the drama needs IN
the United States is playgoers who are not
easy marks; who have the courage 10
hiss: who will not be overborne by claques;
who will openly oppose the insolent audac-
itv of the money srubbing tribe that faunts
its sarish tastelessness, its crude manners
and its marketable morals in the face of the
people and to the degradation of dramatic
a w
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
THE COMING WEEK
NEW PRODUCTIONS.

Monday Night. Feb. 2s.-At The
New Theatre, John Mason IN "A Son
of the People," by Sophus MichaeiIs.
Monday Night, Feb. 2s.-At the
Garden Theatre, Ben Greet in MAC
beth"
Monday Night. Feb. 2s.-At tho
Academy of Music, Sothern and
Msrlowe in "Hsnlet.'
Monday Night, Feb. 2s.-A the
Hackett Theatre, The Turning
Point by Preston Gibson.
Monday Night, Feb. 28.-At the
New York Theatre, Bright Eyes,,
musical play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

GAIETY.-John Barrymore in The Fort
une Hunter" a comedy which has kept
Mr. Barrymore in New York for many
months. The end of the run is not in sight
GARDEN.-Ben Greet and his company
viii play Macbeth during the first half
of the week, including the Wednesday
matinee. They will present the tragedy in
three parts, and will give each part six
symbolic curtains. The three parts will be
Ia beled after tie old manner. Ambition,
"Realizat ton and ''Retribution.' There
will be heard for the first tine here incl
dental music copied from the famous
Stronach manuscript, the melodies dating
ack five hundred years. They are the
earliest Scotch tunes Of which there is any
record The costumine will show the old
barbarc period, while the text will be
that of the First Folio abridged. Mr.. Greet
will present The Merchant of Venice
during the latter half of the week. The
second matinee of ''Everyman" will be given
on Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
NEW JAPAN.

Wright Kramer will give the second oe
his supplementary series OF 6ufton
Holmes ''travelogues'' at the Lyesum the
tire at $50 p IN. to-day His subject WIZ
be New Japan" He will repeat the iech-
ure tomorrow at p. m. In the same piscs-
Mr.. Kramer was with Mr.. Hoimss III
Japan last summer when most OF his Deee
ureS were taken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Mr.. Mason will be seen in this play on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening
and Wednesday matinee OF this week. He
will give three additional performances
next week On Thursday afternoon of this
week there will be an opera performance
of "L.Attaaue du Moulin; on Thursday
evening" THE School for Scandal; Friday
afternoon. professional matinee Of Don;
Friday evening. opera, Madame Butter
fly" and Saturday matinee and evening.
Twelfth Night"
sAVOY.-"Children of Destiny" F1abby.
Nauseous with indecency.
sTUYvESANT-Fourth month OF THE
Lily" in which Miss Nance ONel, Charles
Cartwright, Julia Dean and others have
made one of the notable successes OF the
theatrical year.
WALLACKS.-H. B. Warner as Alias
Jimmy Valentine the yegsman. continues
TO reform under the gentle influence OF
Rose Lane Miss Laurette Taylor)-
WEBER There's WILL.
Jrnbl1shingIv announced by the manage
rnent as naughty and the fastest thing
in New York Let the buyer beware
WEST END-Walker Whitesde in THE
Melting Pot" in which he played for four
months at The Comedy Theatre The cast
includes Florence Fisher. Grant Stewart,
Iobn blair. Sheridan Block, L.eonora Won
Ottinger. Louise MuIdener, Henry Vosel
and Nellie Butler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
VARIETY HOUSES.

ALHAMBRA-WilIiam Rock and Maude
Fulton. who starred recently in The
Candy Shop will be seen here in songs
and dances. Meta Nesta and Johnny Nc
Weigh will present Snap Shots: Marshall
p. Wilder will tell stories. Dolly Connolly
and Percy Wenrich will appear In songs
and pianologues.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
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Is in sore need of money as the result OF
ner stock market speculations. Tine
Turning Point saves the daughter from
marriage with Ferguson, for whom she
has no Keeling except contempt.
HUDSON-WilIiam Collier in "A Lucky
Star" good, clean farce containing barrels
of laughs.
IRVING PLACE-The German Theatre.
This is the schedule for the week: Monday
night, special performance before the Fret
Nolksbiihne, of this city. Tuesday night
first time in New York of Hermann Bahr s
comedy Der Meister c'The Master), to
be repeated on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings. Friday evening, first performance
OF Carl Zeller's operetta, Der Vogelhand-
Ter ('The TyroleanD. with Lucie Engelke
in the leading part. Saturday matinee,
Henry Ibsens Nora" Elm Pup>en-
helm CA Dolls House,, with Miss Eva
Sueir in the title part. Saturday night
Der Vogelhandler'' viii be repeated.
LYCEUM-The ever fascinating Miss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

AMERlCAN-Miss Adeline Boyer. as
sisted by Nj. Paul Frank and company.
Will give the series of Jewish dances in
which she has appeared at the Palace
Music Hall. London. and the FoIies Ber
sere, Paris. Nellie Mccoy. recently with
Mile. Genee in The Silver Star" will
dance. Also Consul the Great" Joe Welck
and Fred karnos London Comedy Com
pany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

HACKETT-"The Turning Point said
to be drama Of New York society life, by
Preston Gibson. Will be offered here for the
first time in New York tomorrow night.
Miss Grace Filkins, Cuyler Hastings. Euna
Archer Crawford and Charles Gotthoid are
in the cast. The advance notices state
that the scenes Of the play are laid on the
country estate of Frederick Ferguson a
New York broker. Ferguson, it appears,
has just bought the property from Grant
Breckenridge, a solitary man with little
ambition. Aline Anderson is the heroine.
Her mother favors an alliance between her
daughter and Ferguson because the mother
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

NEW YORK-First performance OF
Bright Eyes" new musical play by
Charles Dickson. Otto HaGerbach and Karl
Hoschna authors of The Three Twins"
Cecil Lean and Florence Holbrook will have
the leading parts. Others in the cast are
Vera Findlay. Percy Lyndal. Arthur Con-
rad. Walter Law and adelaide Sharp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

EDEN MUSEE-Colonel Roosevelt shoot,
Ing African lions is represented in wax
George Holden prolongs his stay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Billie Burke in Somerset Maugham's clever
English comedy Mrs. Dot. AS the
charming widow Miss Burke wins her hus-
band, but not until long after she has COM
pletely won her audience
LYETC-"The CITY," by Clyde Fitch. one
of the strongest plays of the year. Tuliy
MarshalI does the best acting.
MAXINE EL.1OTTS.-'"The Passing OF
the Third Floor Back" a play which owes
more to Mr. Forbes-Robertson than 1t
does to Mr. Jerome, the author. On Mon
dav. March T. Mr.. Robertson Will
celebrate his 5oOth performance in it,
NEW AMSTERDAM-"Ma X, Al
exandre Bisson's morbid drama, which Is
drawing crowds. Miss Dorothy Donnelly
has the leading part.
NEW THEATRE-In place of Sister
Beatrice" which was to have been pre-
scented here tomorrow night. the manage
ment will introduce Mr.. John Mason III
Sophus Michaelis's drama, "A Son of the
Peop1e" an English version by Stephen
Ivor Szinnyey of a German translation or
the original Danish. But Mr. Michaels,
the Danish author of the original, has been
in New York during the rehearsals OF the
play, and. since he is more or less famiilar
with English, the spirit OF the play VIII not
be lost.
, Mr. Mason has gathered a special
company composed largely of actors who
have been appearing with him al the
Hackett Theatre in None So Blind" Mr..
Mason will play the part of Colonel Marc
AKRON. a leader of the French Revolution.
Miss Kathryn Kaelred, who played with
Robert Filiard in "A Fool There Was"
will impersonate Alaine de TEstoile, the
heroine Other members of the company
are George Fawcett, Walter Hale, William
r. Randall, Frank Mccormick. Carl An
tony Charles Goodrich. Louis Bresh,
Thomas McLarmie and Miss Ivy Troutman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

KNICKERB OCKER-Twenty-si week
of The Dollar Princess one of the most
delightful musical plays in town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

COLUMBiA-The Cracker Jacks Com
pany in burlesque called It's the Easiest
Way" Cliff Berzacs circus heads the
vaudeville programme.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

COLONIALs-Miss Gertrude HOFFMAN,
Will remain here for another week. giving
her excellent limitations of stage folk
Others on the programme are the Six
American Dancers. Little Billy, the come
dian and frankie Carpenter and company
In comedy sketch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

LIBERTY-'~The Arcadians. creates
drawing card among the later musics
comedies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

HERALD SQUARE-Blanche Ring. II
The Yankee Girl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

SARRICk-Last week of Otis Skinner in
Your Humble Servant On Wednesday Y,
March g. Miss Hattie Williams will intro
duce The Girl He Couldn't Leave Behind
Him farce adapted from the German
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

HAMMERSTEIN'S VICTORIA-Annette
keilermann viii swim and dive The Four
Fords viii dance. The Four Huntings will
present The Fool House" Lola Merrill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

GLOBE-Montgomery and Stone in THE
Old Town" Good fast and clean fun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
MUSICAL PLAYS.

BROADWAY-Mis Nora Bayes and
cast of hundreds in The Jolly Bachelors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

CASINO-"The Chocolate Soldier
comic opera OF which New York does not
tire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

cess and again revealing H. Reeves Smith
most competent and finished actor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Continued On seventh psre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

NEW AMSTERDAM.-"Mad X, Al
exandre Bisson's morbid drama, which is
drawing crowds. Miss Dorothy Donnelly
has the leading part.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

CRTTERIoN.-Francis Wilson in his ten
der and amusing play, The Bachelors
BABY" Baby Davis is as much Of a hit as
his funny uncle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

ASTOR-Tie amusing players OF Seven
DAYS are stll in quarantine here. where
The public seems disposed 10 keep them for
months to come.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

DALY'S-~The Inferior Sex" in which
Miss Maxine Elliott is seen at her best.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

BELASCO--JGst Wife" Eugene Wal
ters new play with Charlotte Walker as
the star
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

EMPIRE-Pine- "Mio-Chsnnel. mark
ing Miss Stael Barrymore greatest sue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

BIJOU-CyrH Scott. in The Lottery
Man one Of the successful farces of the
season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

CoMEDY-Mary Mannering in "A Man:
World" by Rachel Crothers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-11
WHEAT Is WEAK.
Worlds Stock the Largest on
Record for October.
Visible Supply Is Placed at
2O4,966,OOO Bushels.
CORN is DEPRESSED.
Heavy Buying Sends Up the
Price of Provisions.
Cattle Quoted Dull to Steady at
Leading Markets.

Chicago, Oct. u.-WHEAT-Confron
by the fact that the world $ stick of wheat
Is the largest on record for October the
market today was decidedly weak. The
total is 204,966, 600 bushels and the desire
TO sell was general. A further bearish in
!1uence was an unexpected heavy increase
IN the European visible supply. Argen-
tine news was also against the bulls. The
opening was 1ac to 1c, 11sc lower. Deem
Der started at 96a4@967sc to 81 C. a loss
of PC to 5sQ$4c and later sold at $3.50
direction of lower prices and so did weak
ness of corn and oats. The close was
weak with December at 9434c, a net loss
of lac.
CORN-Absence of export bids depress-
ed corn, December started 3s@12c to 40
5sc off at 4S14c to 1850. Some support de-
Yeloped at the decline and there was re-
action to 4S5s@4S%c.
Good weather told against values. Gov
eminent figures showing a bumper crop
had a similar effect The close, however,
was steady with December 11sc off at
4S1s04S14c-
OATS-Oats were weighed on by the big
crop estimate and general selling. Deem
Der opened 1sq14c to A@ssc down at 3214c
to 32ssc and hung within that range.
PROVISIONS-Buyin of 1000 tierces of
January lard by one house made provis-
ions firm. First sales were TIC higher
to 712c lower with the January delivery
at $17 271a to $3.50 for pork; $10521A to
$10.55 for lard and 1921 to 9.25 for ribs.
RYE@Cash: TIC.
BARLEY-Cash: 61677c.
TIMOTHY-Cash: S.25GS.50; March, $8.75
@915.
CLOvER-Cash: s12.Oo615.OO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-11
New York Stock Market.

Wall ST., New York, Oct. 11-STOCKS-
Opening prices of stocks today were high
er than last night. The gains were limited
to small fractions in all but one or two
cases and the dealings were scanty. Great
Northern Ore certificates rose and Amer
lean Car IS.
Further slight improvements were made
in the leading stocks and there was a
spirit of demand for some of the special
ties. American Car advanced IA; corn
products IA and Pittsburg c. c. and st.
Louis, Central Leather, Distillers Securi-
ties and Texas company 1.
There was an influx of buying orders
encouraged by yesterday 8 favorable grain
crop reports, dealings in United States
Steel were large but its rise was only
fractional. The most conspicuous were in
minor specialties but Union Pacific, St.
preferred, Kansas and Texas, Colorado
Fuel, National Lead, General Electric,
SlosS-Sheffield Steel, American Car pre-
ferred and United Railway and Invest
ment preferred gained a point, Colorado
and Southern rose pa American Tele-
graph and Cable 8, Illinois Central rs and
Roc kIsland preferred, Pressed Steel Car
preferred and Federal Mining preferred
11b, Denver and Rio Grande declined 1 and
LackaWanna Steel AZ. Prices were frac-
ton below the highest at noon.
Bonds were firm.
Reading made belated rise of point
to 1855, but the other standard stocks
American Cotton Oil was marked up 2
PORTS International Harvester 1ss and
I4acIede Gas 1. Business was much below
the forenoon volume.
The special ties continued prominent by
sharp advances. International Harvester
lie Steel preferred and Virginia Carolina
Chemical l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-11
MOTHER -IN-LAW LOSES.
In an Opinion Handed Down by the
Court of Domestic Relations.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE new court
of domestic relations here has officially
ruled that man is not obliged to sup
port his mother-in-laW.
There is no legal ground for the
belief of many women that when they
marry a man they can saddle their
whole family on him declared the
presiding magistrate in the case of
Stockey versus Stockey.
"A man is not obliged to support his
mOther-in-law. Furthermore, if a
wife leaves her husband and goes to
live with her mother. not caring to
live with her husband separately, the
husband is not required to support
her,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-11
CORRIDOR WAS AFRAID.
Why He Didn't Play Up to Get Lojoie's
BuntS.

st. Louis. Oct. 11.-John L. Cor
ridon, who played third base in the
local American league club Sunday
when Napoleon Lajoie of the Cleveland
team made eight hits in two games,
said today he played faor back of third
base because he was afraid of the
speed in Lajoie's hits.
81 want to remain in baseball for
some years. said Corridor. 81 was
not going to get killed playing in on
Lajoie. 1 might have got some of the
hunts and at the same time a broken
nose. or lost a couple of teeth. Lajoie
is known as a hard hitter and L played
far back
In the double header Lajoie hunted
down the third base line six times and
either beat Corridors throw to first
base or else Corridor did not throw.
Another time Corridor fielded Lajoie' S
bunt which netted a sacrifice hit.