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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
KRUGER SIGHTSEEING.
Visits Paris Exposition Grounds and
Receives Delegations.

Paris, Nov. 26.-Dr. Leyds, the dip
lomatic agent of the Transvaal, visit
| ed the French minister of foreign af-
fairs, NJ Delcasse, today. Kruger took
long drive during the afternoon in
landau, visiting the exposition
grounds and other places of interest.
Later he received various delegations
at his hotel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
Peoria Market.

Peoria, Nov. 24.-Corn, higher No. 2
Sch.
Oats, firm; No. white 24b@24A
billed thru.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
KANSAS UP, NEVADA DOWN.

Jerry Simpsons State Shows a Gain
in Population-Nevada Lost.
Washington, Nov. 24.-The popula.
ton of Kansas is 1,470,495, as against
1,425,096 in 1890, an increase of three
per cent. The population of Nevada is
42,S35 as against 45,176 in 1890, de.
crease of IA per cent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
HiuhMaYman cantured.

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 26.- Especial -
Becker and Doyle, two Cedar county
highwaymen, who broke jail at Mar
ion recently, have been recaptured in
st. Louis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
Buffalo in the rhroes Of a storm.

Buffalo, NJ Y, Nov. 26.-As a re-
suit of snow fall in this section of the
state, mails from the west this morn
ing We're from one to two hours late.
Mails from the east arrived on time.
Alternate rain and snow has fallen
almost constantly since Saturday af-
ternOon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
DRY GOODS MAN DEAD.
George Scott, of the Firm of Carson
Pirie G. Scott, Passes AWAY.

Chicago, Nov .26.-George Scott, of
the firm of Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.
died yesterday at his home. Linden
Hall, at Lakeside, on the north shore.
He was II years old, and at his age
could not Withstand the typhoid fever
and other complications which had
sapped his strength. Until the begin.
ming Of his illness six weeks ago he
had attended to business affairs as
usual.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
SENATOR DAVIS
is MUCH WORSE.
Passed Thru a Very Bad Night and is
Much Weaker-Is Unable !.
to Eat.

81. Paul, Nov. Ex-senator Davis
passed bad night, being delirious
and apparently suffering a great deal
all night. DR.. Lancaster spent the en-
tire night with the patient. This
morning the latter was resting some
what easier, but was noticeably weak
CIV.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
ST. Louis Markets.

ST. Louis, Nov. 26.-Wheat-Cach,
71A @72A; Dec. 69Ns.
Corn Cash, 36@36K; Dec. S411a.
Oats-Cash, 2SA@23A; Dec. 227s.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
Condition is Critical.

ST. Paul, Nov. 26.-At noon the fol-
lowing official statement was given to
the press by DR.. Stone: Senator Da-
Wis is taking less nourishment and is
given medicine by the rectum. His
Temperature is 101, his pulse 124, and
respiration varying during the past
twelve hours from IL to 26."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
HooT GETS TEN YEARS.
Convicted Dynamiter Goes to Anamo.
sa for Lonu Term.

Waterloo, Nov. 26.-( Especial )-Je-
rome w. Hoot, who was convicted at
this place on the charge of sending
an internal machine to his wife with
intent to take her life, has been SEN
fenced to serve ten years in the peni-
tentiary at Anamosa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
Chicago Poultry.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Dressed poultry
Active; turkeys 9@9k; chickens
6hl@71a.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
SUGAR Advanced.

New York. Nov. 26.-The National
Sugar Rening company advanced re
fined sugar five points.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
ARCHBISHOP DENIES 1T.
Says the Rumored Division of Daven-
port Diocese is Not True.

Dubuque, Nov. 26-Archbishop
Keane today positively denied the re-
port that he had received communi-
cation from Rome directing the divis-
ion of the archdiocese of Dubuque and
the erection of the see of Sioux City,
and that he had summoned the suffra-
gan bishops of the province and his
own council to meet here this week
to nominate candidates for the Sioux
City bishopric.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
FLOOD CASUALTIES.
Many People Drowned Near Memphis,
Tennessee.

Memphis, Nov. 26.-Accounts of the
casualties by flood are coming in from
wesr Tennessee. Near Dyersburg a
woman and two children in buggy
We're thrown into the backwater ard
drowned by sloughing of the levee on
which they We're passing. On Forllei
Deer river negro track hand on the
Illinois Central railroad was drowned.
A mail carrier in attempting to ford
Caney creek near Glymph, was drown
ed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
HOSTS THE GERMAN FLAG.
Great Wall of China Decorated
French Column Fights Boxers.

Berlin, Nov. 26-The dispatch from
Count Won Waldersee says Colonel
Mueclenfels expedition hoisted the
German flag over the Great wall
which was reached after difficult
mountain march. The French have
had a severe ght with Boxers thirty
kilometers south of Pao-Ting-Fu.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27

Washington, D. G., Nov. 26.-In the
preparation of his annual message to
congress President Mckinley has
worked with his usual facility of treat
ment, so that now the message is COM
pletely shetched out and in fact, prac-
tcally completed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
KEokuk MINISTER DEAD.

Was Pastor of the Congregational
Church and Was Well Known.
Keokuk, Nov. 26.-Rev. DR.. William
l.. Byers, pastor of the Congregational
church, died Saturday morning Of in
f1amation of the kidneys after long
illness during which hope came and
fled alternately. His death, while not
unexpected, causes great sorrow not
only in his congregation but thruout
the city, for he was one of the most
popular ministers who ever worked in
Keokuk.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
New York Market.

New York, Nov 26.-Butter--
Steady, 1925.
Eggs Steady, 20@26.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
RECORDED GOLD DISCOVERY.
Man Who Made the Record in 1s4s is
Dead.

Salt Lake, Nov. 26.-Henry w. Big
ler, who made the record of the great
California gold discovery in 1S4S, is
dead at st. George, Utah, at the age of
Is years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Two Men Pick up Live Wire at Ak.
ron, Ohio.

Akron, o., Nov. 26.-Frank Werner
and Louis Roher We're instantly killed
today by picking up broken tele-
phone wire, which had fallen across a
trolley wire.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27
Chicago 7roduce Market.

Chicago, Nov. 6.-Wheat-Nov.
7o1s; Dec. 7O5s @70A.
Corn-Nov. 49; Dec. s6ss@361a.
oats-Nov. 215s@21a4; Dec. a1A q
Pork-Nov. 11.oo; Jan. 1920.
Lard-Nov. 40; Jan. 7.05.
Ribs-Nov. IT'S; Jan. 6.35.
Rye-Dec. 4514.
Barley -3S@61.
Flax 90.
Timothy
Cloyer-10.25.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-20
ATMOSPHERE.
Kindly Thoughts and Honest Pur- poses Manifest Themselves in
 Intangible Ways.

We are all conscious that other peo- pie carry with them and radiate a certain atmosphere. We always find it difficult, perhaps impossible, to say in what it consists. Probably it is the subtle, ethereal effiuence of per sonality and character; the aroma of desires and achievements and pur- poses. Often it is unnecessary for a person to say a word to you to bring others under the spell of this inffu- ence. While it is often associated with beauty or an impressive physical pres ence, that is by no means invariably so. A glance of the eye or an expres- sion of the countenance reveals a spirit that repels us or to which we a. drawn. More largely than we often think the influence that radiates from us is under the control of our wills. Kindly thoughts and honest purposes manifest themselves in these intangi- ble ways. You do not need to tell me whether you are we'll disposed-I feel it. A very large part of our power to confer happiness on others depends on the quality of our personal radia- tion. It may inspire or depress; make the difficult thing look feasible, or weaken the resolution to resist tempta- tion. Often we do not know when we are doing good or harm; but these unconscious influences are the net product of what we are.-Boston Watchman.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-20
THE EFFECT OF EXAMPLE.
It Was This That Caused Two Mon- tana Men to Change TheiR
 Names. e~s.

Example is great teacher. even in the wild and woelly west" re- marked Montana man to a Wash ington Star reporter, "and Ireean an incident of the effect of an eastern custom which was brought into Mon- tana some years ago, but is not yet popular, am glad to say. I refer to the parting of human name in the middle. We have a few specimens, but as far as I know none is in digenous. But to the force of exam pie. When Montana was territory J. S. Crosby, of New York, was ap- pointed governor, and Mir. Crosby wrote his name U. Schuyler Crosby In the course of time Gov. Crosby made Henry B. Wilkins his private secretary, and it wasn't great while before Mir. Wilkins became H. Brady Wilkins. This condition of affairs ex- isted for some time longer, and a colored man around town by the name of Jim Collins got a job as janitor of the governors office. Collins initials were J. H., and Pm shot if it was 30 days after he cleaned the office out the first morning before he was sign ing his name J. Hanson Collins
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-20
IF MAN WERE FLEA-LIKR
Around the Earth in an
 Hour or Less.

Snyder, the calculating barber, hadn't opened his lips for fully four minutes, and it was plain to be seen that he had something on his mind, says the Philadelphia Record. Final ly he swallowed twice, breathed hard for moment, and gave vent to his feelings in this manner: "I've been thinking what I could do if I were only flea I read in scientific pa- per the other day that if a man were built on the same lines as a flea he could jump from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh in one leap. mean, Of course, if he had all the power of a flea increased in proportion to his size. Think how quickly he could cir cumnavigate the globe. It might be possible to get around the world in an hour. The distance from Philadel- phia to Pittsburgh is 354 miles, and the equatorial circumference of the earth is 24,902 miles. A simple cal culation in mental arithmetic will show you that this would be a frac- ton over 70 leaps. It surely wouldn't take a minute for each jump, judged from the liveiness of the, flea. Think of coming in here, with fbfee or four customers ahead of you, and, instead of sitting down and waiting, just talk ing few jumps around the world 70 kill time. There you are, sir. Witch hazel or rum?"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-20
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

She-"I wonder if you are as happy in our love as amp" He-'Me? Why T wouldn't change places with Dew ey!"-St. Louis Republic.
 Mrs. Whyte-'I thought you and the Joneses used to be great friends" Mrs. Browne-"We were, but we went camp ing with them two years ago."-Somer- vile Journal.
 Kindhearted Old Person-"If I give you this piece of pie will you saw some wood?" Ungrammatical Andrew Madam, have already saw the wood" ]" Town Topics.
 My dear," said Cawker to his wife, "you have kept me waiting whole hour, and time is money, you know" "You used to say I was worth my weight in gold," she pouted.-Detroit Free Press.
 A Strong Reconmendation.-"But, sir, what has your candidate ever done to deserve the support of the people ?' "Wen, for one thing, this is the first time he has ever run for office. ."-Chi- cago Journal.
 Osmord-"After all, there are but two things which make the society woman truly happy" Desmond ''What are they?" Doing what other people do and doing what other peo- pie have never done. life.
 Getting Even with Her.-She wished to break it to him gently. q have de- cided," she said, ito return your ring" He, however, was a resourceful man, who did not believe in letting wom- an get the better of him. 'You needn't bother" he replied. q bay them by the dozen."- Chicago Evening Post.
 Fuddy-"There is one thing I like about Sparrett. He is always ready tc recognize whatever qualifications any body possesses" Duddv-"A good trait" Fuddy-"That's what I say. He was speaking of Tipifer the other evening, arI Sparrett said that Tinifer had his F. tiors. Now. I consider that was r< 1y generous in Sparrett. There are men who would not have admitted that Tinifer had even limi- tations."-Boston Transcript.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-20
ENTERTAINED BY A HEN.
The Fowl Lays an Egg In Public and Her Owner Promptly Swal-
 lows It.

The ways of hen are often original and sometimes mirth-provoking, and a Plymouth Rock did novel and anus ing things, to the joy of a carload of passengers, on a recent trip from Brad dock to Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette tells the story.
 Carrying hen proudly, man who was evidently foreigner got on trol- ley car at Braddoek. He was drowsy and not quite sober, and he crossed his legs, set the hen on his lap and went to sleep.
 Four miles out of Braddoek the hen suddenly woke from its own reverie and cackled. Its owner opened his eyes and found himself and his hen objects of interest. He was annoyed. But the passengers had more or less excuse for staring; they had discovered a fresh egg resting snugly on the mans lap.
 No one could speak the mans lan- guage, but every one was bound that he should know what had happened. Twenty index fingers pointed to the hen and 40 eyes were turned in the same direction. Finally the stranger lifted the hen tenderly and the secret was revealed.
 Then he was wide awake. With his left hand he held the egg aloft, that all might see; with his right hand he affectionately stroked the hen. Every body smiled. All at once it seemed to occur to him that refreshments were in order. He grinned at his fellow passen- gers, tapped the shell on the edge of the seat to open way to the interior and swallowed the egg.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-20
SPRUCE TIMBER SCARCE.
Paper-Aakers May Be Driven to the Use of Some Other Wood or
 Material,

The forthcoming report of S. W. Matthews, commissioner of labor for the state of Maine, will contain a chap ter devoted to the pulp and paper man. ufacturing of the state. A table will be published showing the acreage of spruce timber lands in Maine, the amount of that wood used each year for manufacturing paper and give other data concerning the industry. The commissioner will also urge the adop- tion of some other material, if possible, from which news pape.' can be made, says the New York Times.
 Maine people are much agitated over the fast depletion of the state forests by paper makers, and it is possible that bill will be introduced in the next legislature prohibiting the cutting of spruce for term of years. It is hoped that by this method the forests will have chance to gain lost ground in season to prevent the complete ex- termination of that valuable tree. The paper-makers are, therefore, doing much thinking as to what course to pursue, and it is likely that before long they will substitute poplar or birch for spruce timber.
 An~experiment now being made in Missouri with cornstalks for making paper is being watched with interest here. It is said that thus far fair suc- cess has been made with that material and a good quality of paper has been made. Much of the timber cut in Maine goes to New Hampshire, where one mill alone turns out 240 tons of paper each day from spruce timber.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-20
BESETTING SINS.
duence by Cultivating the Opposing Graces.

We all have them. We may not be conscious of them, we may even count them virtues, but they stand around us, resisting us in the way of grace, causing us to stum- ble and fall as we run the race, be- traying us in moments of weakness, seizing us with fury of passion. They are the products of our own lives. We have yielded to temptation, they yield ed again more easily. and by continued repetition hare formed the habit of sin in certain forms.
 In itself a besetting sin is no more sinful than single yielding to temp tation, but it has the accp.i u.ated guilt of oft repetition. Guilt ( not essen by repetition, but incrsas 8. for each transgression is added to all before it. A besetting sin is full of danger to us. Its nature is to grow, for with each repetition the power of resistance is diminished, the, sense, of sin is weak ened, and the habit becomes more fixed. As running water wears for It. self deepening channel, so the cur rents of sin wear deeper into the char acter. Besett;ng sins have tke advan- tage of us in this, they seem to have be- come part of our nature and domi- nate all that is about them and may be made subject to them. They thus beset us, and are also masters over us.
 They are the product of our own lives, therefore, and we hase certain measure of power to oyeycoTre them. We are enjoined to lay ti.r7i eSide. and this implies freedom Of w on and power. In order to do re must be watchfulness; first. t. ku0wledge of our besetting sins. anC constant outlook against temp, sr.ora. With this there must be cu.tieg.ion of the opposing graces. Grace nay be cul- tivated; grace may be made just as much matter of habit in Tn order to do this there must D. knowledge of the word of Gcd. thf 2tion of sense of, the Prssery 09d and of His love. With this We ength- en conscience. and give tone to the will. and withal, T. at;nued and persevering effort. is not necessarily a failure. We may make it so; we may also make it the occasion for the renewal of strength.-United Presbyterian.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-20
A TALE OF TRIUMPH.
How Six Children Died - Pretty Story That Comes from
 DarjeeIinB, India.

In September, 1899, while Rev. Mir. Ice and his wife, of the Methodist school at Darjeeling, India, were ab- sent on business for their mission in the hills, a storm and landslide swept away their. home and buried their six children. The eldest son, Wilbur, a boy of 13, survived long enough to breathe the story. There is a sa- cred pathos in his sketch of his be- roic sister, and of the brave way in which all the little ones met death.
 Vida Maud Lee, girl of IT, had charge of the young flock. and when, in the dead of night, the storm in- creased, and rocks and earth, loosened by two days deluge of rain, began to roll down the mountain, she tried to lead her brothers and sisters to 8 place of safety.
 The road and every path of escape were blocked with broken trees and fallen soil and stones. In the rain, the dense darkness and the deafening wind, she knew that the children must scatter, and some of them be lost.
 "We will go back to the house." she said. ''Then, if God wishes to save us, He will save us together; and if not, He will take us together"
 Returning. blinded and drenched, they lighted a lamp, kindled a fire and prayed. There were no terrified shrieks for deliverance-only "Thy will be done" The sublime faith Of the eldest sister had lifted even the youngest soul. In the midst of the awful uproar around them the peace of a better world had already begun.
 A sudden slide of rock crashed against the house, and the corner of the room fell in. Vida rose and stood calmly with her helpless company.
 "Children!" she sid, ''the house is going to fall, and we shall all soon be in Heaven"
 'If you could only have seen Vida's facei" continued the little narrator in his last words to his mother. "She looked so beautiful when she talked to usl And we weren't bit afraid. We just felt as if we were all in the train. coming to see you and papa"
 In another rooIl the brave girl once more gathered her patient brood, and there, in loving group, they knelt and awaited the inevitable end. The bitterness of death was past. They did not know that they were "more than conquerors." A mo- ment later the great avalanche rolled over them, and five pure young spirits were freed from tribulation forever.
 The next day. men exploring the scene of ruin found little Wilbur, so badly injured that he could not live, and tenderly cared for him. He fingered a few days, till the afflicted parents could reach him.
 The foregoing facts, communicated by his mother to the Western Chris tian Advocate, were related by him, little by little, on his death-bed. Alone of the six dear children, ''he seems to have been sent back" she said, "to tell us of their triumph"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-20
SPEAR POINTS.
Printed and Filthy Sayings from the Columns of Rams Horn
 Bits of Truth.

Real religion remedies irreligion. Doing is the proper end of doc Urine.
 The way of life is the way from death.
 Loose living and fast living are the same.
 A lie feels easy only when it forgets that it has a truth on it's track. Deeds furnish the best answer to doubt.
 The Gospel is the heart of God seeking the heart of man.
 The truly spiritual man is always practical.
 Love, rather than legislation, rules the kingdom of God.
 It is always easier to forget bad habits than to forego them.
 You may oppose truth, but you can not suppress it.
 Men need a Bible conscience more than a Bible commentary.
 No song, or sermon, or sacrament is acceptable without service.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-10-20
Electrical Energy and Natural Forces Would Supply Plenty
 of Power.

Are we utterly dependent upon coal, so that the wheels of industry will stop and the forests be consumed for fuel when coal gives out? Of course not. It is an idle fear. Already we have the be- ginnings of new method of utilizing natural energy which will prove enor- nously more effective than coal ever has been, and will be practically inex- haustible to whatever extent industry may expand, says Gunton's Magazine.
 Electrical energy. developed by water power, will run the worlds industries, furnish its light and heat, and be the universal substitute for all forms of combustion methods. Water power is practically unlinit ed. and it will be util- iZed more and more in proportion as the need for it arises and as it becomes, at different places and at successive peri ods, cheaper than coal. The substitu- tion will proceed gradually, until, when the coal supply finally is exhausted, mo- body will have anything more than a curious or academic interest in the mat ter, and probably not a ripple will be produced in the steady onward flow of the worlds industry. As the use of wa ter power to develop electrical energy increases to the point of formidable competition with coal, electrical stu dents and inventors will doubtless bring out improvements making it possible to store the power or conduct it long dis tances at small cost, until our factories, railroads and ships can be operated by it, our houses lighted and warmed and food prepared, all at even less expense than is possible to-day with coal.