Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1872-12-12

Money yalue or Iutelllgeaee,

Every tnougnt!ut man recognizes the
money vaine OF intelligence IN COM
munity. Is ,or tnis, IN part, thar the
o'ase Duiius scnooi houses ahd Eurnlsh-
Is iree euucation 10 the Masses
hnoWledge = power even the 1gno-
run. I1,. Iespect y, anu pay II many an IN
voluntary c0mplimenI Ihe power
CONSISTS IN the aniiity 20 Dettef ones
colui'lon more faplaiy anu IN doing
lhat--such are the reiatlons OF men 70
eacn othe-they usually benefit all
arv.nu Inen. Ihe improvements ON
q piece Of real estate do not affect the
yMnel Aionc, Dut iholrectiy extenG tO
.ne neignDornood, ana next hnd their
may 40 .ne asscssors DOCKS ana tiins
oIIens the natloh. ~ 10 lEe the ripple
Mnlcn peDDie starts when throWn
in!o .ne Watef--it spreads wider and
MMer. anu tnougn aiter awhile the
visible enect aisappears, we know that
l. uvs's anec. the wn0ie oody, no mat
vi nvM MIse. 90 When someihinS n
aeocI ~ ~ .ile WyIiu Wealtn, IL dement's
sne m, mnole WuIlu, asnougn al., m we may not
p1 VIZ MY ~ ..aoe l.s laI. eIiects.
Nncn an en1erp.ising man Duys
Iul -ucwn: negiectea iaftn, witn ackety
a.lus uii,Api1atea ~ ~, DuiIuings, and y once
proIeeas pse 70 Improve y, clears UP the
uns,sntIv Ience corners, drains the wet
.a"u, P"ns out stunps OF rocks, moves
,he Dafn 10 Inc BACK OF the mouse. aud
sels the new mouse niue distance Dack
Lrolh tnc hlghWay. lays our z iawn,
WIN PHEASANT Walks, and shaue-trees
and a: neuses; Dfings Dlooded stock with
M..a aiu causes Ais acres q PreNuse
thlee-loid more than ever before, what
~ man SO stupid as not 70 recognize tnat
tnas IS pecnnlary gam TO the neigh
Dorhood' NO matter how selfish the
owner may oe at aearb y ne makes his
iarhl arm more ValuaDie, ne does the same,
-, ~ some extent, 70 aii around nim.-
I ahe neighOors hKe 70 see handsome
!asm near them, even II they never
.nilA " sc'uhg, anu Wheh they 40 Try
~ sc,l, me pfospechve Dnyer Wlii IN
variaDly nave MS aiiention called 10
,he nahasome properly over the way,
~ "Iich aaJoihs, or .ieast - not far
un- spectators hOiding uMmproved
lanus Ike morning 50 wen as 70 pc
aoie 10 say loecanse nothing IS more
po.eh.) tnat ~ lies IN the very Dest OF
ne'ghoofhoods; 10 surronAded by rich
,afhs ~. me niShcst state ofcaitats,
~ deightiul region Of walks and
arlves tiist the people are all mfelli
gem. ana Their tastes refined thal
schoois =, ana eiiurches abound ana that
y. vaiuo OIL the iahd mas beeh proved
=, ~ .ne exIraofdinary Yield of crops on
Wy auJacent iarms; when These things
can De said Tnthfnliy, sales are COM
Pa!ativeiy easy, ana that at the highest
prices a ~.
Does not every enterprislng farmer
see then--as well as those who are not
iarmers.-tnAt lAere lssa money yalne
u inteiiigcnce, ana that the npidfty OF |
~ ! spread, concerns them very closely
improvements on ones own place are
wen, wise ana adinirable but SO are
improvements around You. There |
shouid oe, then, no neglect OF the
means. Every agency which will pro-
more iarm intelligence should be en-
pioyed ana Kept up. Farmers Clubs
are useIui. ana nave done vast deal
oI koOd. Agricuiturai libraries IN con-
nectloh with them are; often establish
Ell, ana are very nsefnl-their in
nuence ls feit ON some minds which
nngnt not pc otherwlse reached. The
OF agricultural papers is
also useiai, and indeed among the best
oI agencies, because, Ike the Club
meetinSs, they come at regular inter-
vals, ana serve to keep dull minds