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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-30
ST. Louis Man Selected Com
mander-in- Chief of Grand
Army.
CHOICE WAS UNANIMOUS.
Was Born in Germany and Is Now One
of the Leading Citizens of st. Louis
Other Officers Are EIected-Loys
Feast.

Chicago, Aug. 30.-Major Leo Ras-
sieur, of st. Louis was unanimously
elected commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Judge Leo Rassieur was born in
Dadern, Alsace, Germany in 1874. His
people came to this country in 1849,
settling in st. Louis. At the breaking
out of the Civil war Rassieur enlisted
as private in the 30th Missouri. He
steadily rose thru the ranks and at the
end OF the war held a majors brewer.
Rassieur has been member of the St.
Louis board of education for five
years; has spent four years on the
bench of the probate court Of st.
Louis. organized and served as pres
ident of the Riding Club, the principal
organization of it's kind in the Missis-
sippi valley and has built up one of the
largest law PRACTICES in St. Louis, as
Well as becoming one of the city's
most prominent citizens.
D. c. Milliken, of Maine, was chos.
en- senior vice-commander; Frank
Seamons, of Tennessee, Junior, vice.
commander; John A. Wilkinson, of
Delta, Ohio, surgeon general; Rev. A.
brahms, of San Quentin, Cal, chap
| lain-in-chief. There was no opposi-
tion to any of the candidates. The
convention met at 8 o'clock, and after
some trifling matters OF a routine ma
ture were disposed of, the election of
| officers was taken up. The newly
elected commander-in-chief was es-
corted to the platform and expressed
his thanks for the honor done him by
his comrades in brief speech of ac-
ceptance. Following the election,
| delegations from the various affiliated
societies were received and minia-
ture love feast followed
| Pension Report Adopted.
The pension report was adopted
without discussion, it being understood
that determined effort would be
| luduc W luuuSe COuSISSS " dpDOluG d
court of appeals to have final jurisdic-
tion in matters relating to pensions.
The question of finances was disposed
of by the adoption of motion to
strike out the part providing for an
increase of the per capita tax and
making no change in the present sit
uation. 1t was announced that the or
/ ganization was $4,000 in debt and the
amount was promptly raised upon the
floor of the hall. The convention re-
cessed until 2:3O o'clock.
Woman's Relief Corps.
Mary L. Carr, of Colorado, was to
day elected the national president OF
the Woman's Relief Corps. The other
candidates withdrew. The new pres
ident, Mrs. Carr, appointed Mrs. Fan
nia r w Hardin of Denver as ma
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-30
THE WEATHER FOR IOWA.
Fair tonight and Friday; warmer to-
night
Local Temperature.

The following is the temperature as
taken at the weather bureau in this
city bys Observer Henry Schmidt, at
Nine o'clock last night ~
Seven o'clock this morning. ....... .6S
Two o'clock this afternoon. .S7
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-30
Woman's Relief Corps.

Mary L. Carr, of Colorado, was to
day elected the national president OF
the Woman's Relief Corps. The other
candidates withdrew. The new pres
ident, Mrs. Carr, appointed Mrs. Fam
ME R. w. Hardin, of Denver, as ma
tional secretary,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

s~~~e~ssful coHu ad sefsea, that n frsn
-~ss passisan. ssfair, tafamsss- asp
.~sss~nsseis siectioa iau fhas hsslsyes
ssssrnced The statute books OF sny
ctaae AAlfhe Unsoe-
We pledge ourselves 20 incfea.e ths
s9eteucy VI the public schoos sysssm
az North Carolina. and point 10 shs
,ass that the Peopsrs Party nas dons
more for pubic education 10 North
carolina than the DemocrHtae part,
sF.T aha IA twice the length Of ume.
10 FAC Popuilsts Of North Carolina 10
/ ~ "a created the nfss gleat inesras<
IN tie public school system.
We pledge ourselves 10 the care Of
&c unfortunate class IN North 1aru-
una and ID An Increase 10 the neces
Sary facilities for sne same. As az
ssrnsst OF our sincerity, We point q
9Gr past record IN thls particular. AnC
| aAy that no Legislature IN which
| rapuissSs have Lad . controlling voic.
| aas ever turned deaf ear 20 the lie
nan1 OF the unfortunate, or been toi-
lowed BY an urgent Appeai for Addi
siouai provision as has been recently
issaef cy the Board of Public Chari-
sles because OF the failure OF the Dem
| ,cratic Legislature ~ make such pro
| Vision - .seen and urgently needed .
lie time they were oonsumipK then
cline In enscung political Legislation
And creating new offices during tn
session Of 1899. -
Labor II indispe nsable TO the crea
zion and profitable use of capital. Cap
tai increases The efficiency aud valu
If labor. Whoever arrays one sgalns
he other, la al enemy Of both. Tha
policy 10 wisest and best. which har
Aa0nixes the two on the basis OF abso
sute Justice.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
SPANS GREATEST NEED.

Mr.. X. p. Olivia, Of Barcelona,
spain. spends his winters at Aiken,
3. q Week nerves has caused -
we're pains IN the back Of his head.
On using Electric Bitters, Ameri-
cas- greatest Blood ana Nerve Rem
edy, all pain soon left him. he
says this grand medicine Ii what
his country needs All Amsrics
knows that IL cures liver and kid
ney trouble, purines the blood
tones up the stomach, streugt hsps
the nerves, put vim, visCr and new
life into every muscle, nerve AND
organ Of the body. II weak, tired
or ailing you need it. Every bottss
guaranteed. only 80 cents. Sold by
X. II. Holiday & Son.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

- O@xS -
A. irssA $500 n>ss ms o-r>s - H.
bs H. pr~s.
ATLANTIC CRY. n. Ar frssA
ssster owned by Ds. y. W. SNOW
call Of this city. was rvc~nsiy rus
over and Asd his bach ssvsreiy IN
jared. FEELING ssre the dos wosid
dss. the doctor esgan s1perinsss-
lns with morphine.
one morning. he forgos 10 give abe
dog To injection. L. crypt iaso tbs
ofice and lay 90 the doctor fesi
He was unable 10 understand its
q uecr antics Finally u crawicd
20 the rnsdic.n chest from whic.
ne had taken the NOR hins, and
looking up ~ the chest. hsgan u
whine
DIR. SNOWFALL wondered az the dol
was really trying 20 make him I'm
derstand shat 10 wanted It's tnJcc
lion- he took the injsctor aud NOR
phine from the chest When tn
dog saw the Implement 10 barkss
gladly and lay on iss back, whin
ming for the doctor 90 inject th
drug. He thinks the animal ha
become . morphine 6end.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
A Pertinent Truth,
Home 81 Farm.

Home 81 Farm.
A truth that the farmers of the South
purposing to raise good livestock must
lay to heart and put into practice is
not to part with their best. This ia
here the rule of progress. lit is not
followed, If the rule is to sell the best,
1t will not be long before there is no
best to sell. IL it is followed, soon the
worst will rank not far, if at all, below
the previous best.
A successful sheep breeder, evident
iy reflects on this subject out of his
speciality. "rhe shepherd should re-
member" he says, "as one of the first
principles of his professional creed that
the fittest survives. Those ewes tba.
are strong and have good feeding will
bring the strongest lambs. And once
this system of selection and care of the
hUck is made the rule, the permanent
Improvement begins and proceeds. If
one wants doubles in his flock. the
seed for them must be sown in the
right way"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

There Is No Danger Of q Person Drinking
Too Much Pure Water.

There Is No Danger Of = Person Drinking
Too Much Pure Water.
youths Companion.
When it is considered that the body
is made up very largely of water it can
readily be understood how important
to health is constant supply of this
fluid Many people have notion that
the drinking Of water in any amount
beyond that actually necessary to
quench tn rst is injurious, and, acting
on this belief, they endeavor co drink
as little as possibls. The notion, how
ever, is wide Of the truth. Drinking
freely of pure water IS a most eff1ca-
ciou- means not only of preserving
hea 'th, but often OF restoring it when
failing
All the TISSUES Of the body need wa.
ter, and water in abundance Is necessa
ry also for the proper performance Of
every vital function. Cleanliness Of
the tissues within the body is as neces
sary to health and comfort as cleanli
ne Of the skin, and water tends to in
sure the one as truly as does the other
| 1t dissolves the waste material. which
would otherwise collect in the body
and removes it in the various excre
| tiOns.
| These waste materials are often &C
tually poisons, and many h adache
m ny rheumatic p ,ins ard aches, man,
sleepl IS nights and lis'less days ant
many attacks of the "blues' are du,
solely to the circulation in the blood OF
deposit in the tissues of these vast,
materials, which cannot be got rid O
because of an insufficient supply OF
water.
| Water is accused of making fat, ant
people with tendency to corpulenc,
avoid it for that reason. But this is n
strictly true 1t does undoubtedly of
ten increase the weight, but it does 8,
because it i'm proves the digestion, ant
therefore more Of the food eaten il
utilized and turned into fat aud flesh
But excessive fat, what we call corpu
lence, is not sign of health, but O.
faulty digestion and assimilation, an(
systematic water drinking is of Ell
employed as means of reducing tn,
superfluOus fat, with it sometimes doe.
with astonishing rapidity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
: A.NIGHT. Of TERROR.

Awful anxiety was felt for tn,
widow Of the brave General Burn
ham of Machias. Me, when the doc
tors said she could not live till
morning" writes Mrs. s. II. Lin.
con, who attended her that fearful
night. All thought she must soOr
die from pneumonis, but she begged
for DR.. Kings New Discovery, say.
ing II had more than once saved
her life, and had cured her of con
sumption. After three small doses
she slept easily all night, and III
further use completely cured her
This marvellous medicine is guar
anteed to cure all throat, chest anC
lung diseases. Only so cents anG
SlO0. Trial bottles free at r. Ii
Holiday i Son.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

The Washington Post quotes this sto-
ry from Congressman Kluttz During
tue Mexican war good old minister
In one of the mountain counties of
North Carolina prayed in this wise
"Oh, Lord, we pray Thee to bless all
our p or boys what's fightin' on foreign
sile this day. Although Burgess Gath
er, what lives at Morgantown, says this
Is a onjest war. o Lord, we won't on
to argue that question with Thee now,
but simply refer Thea to the presi j.
de It's message and accompanying doc
uments. -"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
Cotton Seed Without Lint.
TArboro Southerner.

Ex-Sheriff w. 7. Knight this
morning brought in q stalk OF cot
ton on which were 70 odd empty
bolls. The singular feature about
them was the utter absence of all
lint. The pods We're filled with
black, oblOng, irregularIy shaped
seeds, with not 80 much As . nbrs
OF cotton. The seeds much resem.
BILE okra, but the bolls are like III
cotton bolts, SO are the stalk and
leaves.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
tDaily sxospt Monday. tDaiy sxosp,

tDaily except Monday. tDaiy sxosp.
| Sunday.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Y.d.
kin Division Main Line-Train leaves VII.
mington 90 .. m, arrives Fayetteville
arrives Sanford AZ p. m. Returning leave
Sanford 2 80 P. NJ, arrive Fayetteville 4
| p. M, leave Fayetteville 8 80 o. n, arrive
Wilmington 30 p. M.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, Ben.
nettsville Branch-Train leaves Bennett.
vile 10 9. m, Maxton 9 20 ., M, REQ
arrive Fayetteville 10 IS. Peturning leaves
M, Red Springs IS p. m. op Nation a 8 IS Is 2
M, arrives Bennettsville Is p. m.
Connections At Fayetteville with train NC
70 at Maxton with the Carolina Ce a.
Railroad, at Red Springs with the BED
Springs and Bowmore Railroad, at Sanford
with the Seaboard Air Line and Southern
Railway at Gulf with the Durham and
Charlotte Railroad.
Train On the Scotland Neck Branch Road
arrives Scotland Neck 1t s 0s p. M, Green.
vile 6:57 p. m, Kinaton 1855 D. m. Return.
ing leaves Kinston Z 30 .. m, 0reenviIIe
8:52 q. M. arriving Halifax ILLS q. M.
Walden 1888 .. m. daily except Sunday.
Trains on Warrington Banch leave Wsah.
ington $40 .. m. and 20 p. m, arrive Par
mele $40 .. m. snd 400 p. m, returning
leave Parmele 8:st .. m. and ESQ p. m, ar
rive Warrington Loo .. N. and ESQ D. m
daily except Sunday.
Train leayea Tarboro. n. G., datly exosp.
Sunday 5:a0 P. M, Sunday 4:l6 p. m, =.
rives Plymouth 7:4o ?. M; s 10 pm. rsturn.
$50 Q. M, and Sunday :. m, arrives ~
boro 1905 q. m. and Hoo .. m
Train on Midland n. G. Branch iesvo
Goidsboro daily. except Sunday, 7:06 Q. m,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
A Wife Deserted.

Davie Record.
Jesse Pack, from near AUGUSTA
tn g county, leaves a wifs and elopes
with . Miss Stancii, Of Johnston
county. They have gone west to
grow up with the country. We
sympathize with his wife, whom
he has deserted. He has DEVELOPED
into bigger rascal than we iinae.
ined he could be- The poor deluded
woman who has sacrificed honor
Tor such q man, deserves little con-
sheraton. Pack deserves severe
punishment.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
Cotton Mills Closing Down.

The recommendaiion of the South.
ern Cotton Spinner's Association
that its members curtail their pro
duction OF yarns as much as possible
for 30 DAYS have been compile with
bv enough mills 20 bring about q re.
duction Of the Southern output of
about 40 per cent. The two large
mills at Maiden, N. c., have suspend
ed altogether.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
A FRIGHTFUL RLUNDER

Will often cause o horrible Burn
Scsld, Cut or BFuise. Buckleu's
AFnica Salve, the best Ia the world
will Kill! the pain and promptly heal
Ulcers, B0ils, Felons, Corns, all skin
Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth
Only 35cts. q box. Cure guaranteed
sold bv all Druggist
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

This years apple crop in North
America is expected to be the largest
ever known. The horticultural experts
predict from s0,OOO,OO to 100, 100000
barrels, which WILL be a supply of more
than barrel for every inhabitant of
the United States. tH
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
More Than One Thief,

Advertising pays, as will be seen
by the following: A Kansas editor
recently gave notice that in case a
stolen chicken was not returned to
a certain place before his next is
sue, he would publish the name OF
the thief. The place designed was
a coop in a certain back yard. The
next day after the notice came O at,
II chickens were found In said
coop In the back yard.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
THAT THROBBING HEADACHE

Would quickly leave you. il you
used Dr.. X nR's New Life Pills
Thousands Of sufferers have proved
their matches merit for Sick and
Nervous Headaches. They make
pure blood and strond nerves a, d
build mp your health. Essyt0 take
Try them. Only % cents. Money
back II not cured. sold by all Drug.
1ists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

Should not every one In rour
neighborbsod see this weeks issue OF
the CAUcAsIAN. Next weeks issue
and the Issue after that and every
one in the future will ba as good
Set all OF your neigbbors to sub
scribe. Send in Q clzb It once.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
IF THE BABY rs CUTTING
TEETH

Be sure and use that old and well
tried remedy, MRS. WIssLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP for children teeth
ing. 1t soothes the child. sOftens
the gums. allays all pain. cures wind
colo and is the best remedy for
diarrhoea. Is cents q bottle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

and !. cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent.
that It is not uncommon
tor a child to Be born
afflicted with weak kid.
neys. 1.-THE child urin-
otAe fAA ~A r. a
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

An elevator loaded with work
hands in the tobacco wareh ouse Of
Richmond Murray & Co., at Wilson.
last wednesday, broke and fell four
stories. One man was killed and
several persons badly injured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

urine scalds the flesh or If. when the child
reaches an age when II should be able 10
hsd duU. sne passage: It Is yet afflicted with
tne difficulty is kidney trouble. and the frs. :.
sep .Sp should be towards the treatment Of
t tness important =, organs. This unpleasant
s, Hn. . que % diseased condition Of tho
most people suppose. : ''-''' -
women .: well as men are made mis-
s srsD's so with kidney and bladder trouble,
The mild and the immediate .ffso. >:
ow.mp.koot is soon realized. It IS sold
~ druggists. in fifty Ef~
cent and one dollar lIk1< 5.s
sample bottle BY mail gis: =
free, also pamphlet tell Hsr,. = s..-ss.
ing an about II. including many Of tie
thousands Of testimonial letters received
rom sufferers cured. In writing Or. Kilnner
& Co. 6inghamton. n. &. s. =, .,rs ', "a
meotton this papss.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

In New York city there is q maxi
mum density Of one thousand resi-
dents to the acre. and this 10 NOR,
than double that Of the most conges-
ted cities Of Europe
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
Open Door In China.

In China if man fails to paw hi,
debts At the usual time-the nev
year-hi: creditors carry away the
door OF his shop, thus permittine All
the demons and evil spirits To ante,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

INDNnn. Booker T. Washing
AGENIO, to-. ton has a: VI. ten II! II.
work. He gives his views ON the Ne.
gro Problem and all his bes: speeches
White and col0red people are giving
advanced orders. A bonanza fOI
agents. Both white and cOiOres
agents make money with this book
Write today.
j. L. NICHOLS & CO.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

Republicans in the 81 district nom
mated j. j. Martin, of Edgec. mbe,
for Congress, and E. A. Slmpkins, OF
Lenoir, District EIector.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

Great efforts are made TO sell alum baking
powders under the plea that they are so many
cents pound cheaper than ROYAL. ! he admis-
sion that they are cheaper made is an admisr
sion that they are inferior But alum pow
ders contain a corrosive poison and should
not be used in food, no matter how cheap.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

The Seaboard Air Line buvs q Don
new cars. Taey cost 81 354 600.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable bv
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. d;s.
courages and lessons ambition: beautv Woo,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

-- Tsmmany Hall, New York, eivss
$4,000 10 the Galveston relief tnnd.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

is the baking powder of general
use, its sale exceeding that of all
other baking powders combined.
Royal Baking Powder has not
its counterpart at home or abroad.
Its qualities, which make the bread
more healthful and the cake of finer
appearance and flavor, are peculiar
to itself and are not constituent
in other leavening agents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

W Wsssr stations. fame n. a..
s-rsisGnph station. s-Asvlisr ssop
q. r. DILL supA
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
A. & n. c. RAILROAD

TsA O. - ass- a.
- tass s9e1 oossss Lee n fsG 49,.
a ~. q o-->asnarS
sopsrs.1o nss rsss n q o. n -.
ssd 81 sup~e..s.1 tssvs.
0A0TDOa v0AINU.
Es.a. On
CITATIONS - MIN ~ar~#
.sA eyUft
1900 Daily
-0ron
IN. fh
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27
THE GOLDEN RULE.

"If the statement of an operator is
true, that the terrible condition of
$4,000 of our citizens is unavoidable,
and they must continue in slavery and
always live like cattle, then We have an
awful state of affairs in free America
Such conditions must and will be
changed.
"lf he golden rule was put into prac-
tee by the mine owners and operators
these conditions would soon improve. "
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-27

Dining car. betwesn new York and Rich
mond. and Hamlet and savannah on tTains
NOS. 81 and A.
central. Time, sEast.ru Tina
The age-herald., 1900-12-21
THE IRON TRADE
 |S SATISFACTORY Both Buyer and Seller Like the Present Condition of
 the Market

Cleveland, O., December 2O.-The Iron Trade Review this week will say:
 seldom has a year closed with the iron trade in such satisfactory condition from the standpoint of both buyer and seller as in the case at present. Production of pig iron is increasing after five months or steady curtailment following June. At the same time stocks, which on November l, for the first time in the year, showed decline, are now being reduced sharply as indicated by a falling off of 5000 tons be- tween November l and December l.
 s'Prices that in the summer months had fallen below the cost line to many pro- ducers have made a moderate advance SSd are now on level in insuring of fair profit, though the mills have fared better in this respect than the blast furnaces thus far The latter, as a rule, have sold for the first quarter of 1901, and in some cases for the first half but here, as in fin- ished material, there has been much more than the usual conservatism in committals on future business, and sellers are in posi- tion to realize on large part of their out put in 1901 whatever return general condi- tions in the new year may bring"
The age-herald., 1900-12-21
w and SOCIETY.
BY ANNIE kENDRIck WALKER.

The president of the Womans Club, with her characteristic enterprise, has success fully carried through little practical scheme that sgle brought before the club at one of it's recent meetings. Her sugges- ton was one that had been followed up with notable success in other clubs, and Mrs Smith was anxious to increase the clubs revenue in every possible way. She has just had a number of attractive posters made, advertising several of the leading business firms of Birmingham, and the club members will be greeted by many ming posters that have been hung on the walls of the club rooms this week. Each poster advertises special line, and the Birmingham business men who have ar ranged for attractive posters at the club are: Ferd Marx, Louis Saks, Jacobs Bros, John Fox's Sons. Cox. the shoe man, H. c. Abbott, Fox, the pharmacist, E. E. Forbes, Mfms Stone.