Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1903-09-24

girl. sang excellently. There were at
least six Iowans present. The sing
ing was all fine. l never knew Ihe
Star Spangled Banner was so pretty
till that night. After the program was
over the Y. M. C. A. committee served
ice cream and cake. The ice cream
was pink and white and the cake was
all baked by American women. Then
Rev. McCown went to the piano and
commenced playing college songs and
then how everybody sang. The pro-
gram closed by singing Good Night,
Ladies'
Speaks of Hon. j. r. Lacey.
"There were many laughable things
happened. For instance two American
citizens were shaking hands with each
other and one was an Irishman and the
other a Scotchman. The Americans
all wore little flags and the Canadians
wore maple leaf. Counting the en-
tertainers and those who We're enter
tanned. there were about 200 in at
tendance had good talk with Gen.
Patterson and he told me he was llv-
ing in Iowa when the civil war broke
out and he went with the Thirty-siXth
Iowa. He knows Hon. j. F. Lacey and
Col. d. B. Henderson quite well. When
he spoke of Lacey ] remembered that
Fourth of July l sat with Mrs. jack
son, John and Eunice, on Lacey's porch
and watched the fireworks. How
strange things turn out. We saved our
selves from breaking the Sabbath by
getting in just as the clock struck
twelve. 1t was glorious Fourth, ev-
en- if we didn't have the noisy toy pis-
tolls, cannons, f1recrackers, etc. | had
so much of that sort of thing at Hong
Kong that 1 can afford to let few
Fourths go by without them.
Visits Serampore.
"I went to Serampore last Saturday
TO attend the centennial celebration OF
the first Sunday school in India, start
ed by Carey, Ward and Marshman. 1t
was my first ride on the India railway
and it was a trip to be remembered a
long time. l went with Miss Pyne. We
visited Careys grave and other places
of interest connected with the founding
of the mission. We also saw the place
in the Hoogley river where the first
convert was baptized. Carey's great
grandson was one of the speakers OF
the day. Although this is Baptist work
1 think every denomination at work in
India was represented on the program.
| picked some little red beans off a
tree that Carey planted. The tree is
something like locust tree. / will try
to send you some of the beans as l
| think they would grow in the house II
not out of doors. think it is the same
| kind of a tree that Bishop Taylor
H brought and planted in California and
| is known there as the Bishop Taylor
| tree.
A Poisonous Snake is Killed.
"While we were at Carey's grave
Mr.. Walsh of Kiddespore. killed a
poisonous snake. the first have seen
at large since coming here. Serampore
is about sixteen miles from here and it
cost me twelve cents for the round
trip. There is as much difference be-
| tween the cars here and ours at home
palace car. sy
Sewing Machine Priced.
"Tell, the people who contributed fol
my sewing machine that it is the only
one in the orphanage now. Mrs. Craig
/ Smith took her machine to the boys
orphanage. I told Miss Maxey today
that l was going to call mine the mis-
| sionary assistant | don't know how
MANY missionaries have used it since
came here. My school is doing fine
since i went into the new room.
do but little teaching. as have an ole
woman who does fairly well for {
teacher She also helps in the Sun
day school,
Fourth of July Program.
| The program for the American re
ception at the Young Mems Christian
association, celebrating Dominion day
July 1, 1867, and independence day
July 4, 1776, was successfully carried
out. General r. F. Patterson, consul
general, u. s. A., was chairman an6
the program is as follows:
Part |.
Piano solo, "Etude" (Wollenhaupt]
Rev. McCown.
Chorus, ''The Star Spangled Ban
ner-Arnold
Song, with guitar accompaniment
''The Boatman o. the Fourth" (Gray
Miss Forster.
Chairman's remarks.
Duet, See the Pale Moon" (Cam
| pana) Miss Pyne and Rev. McCown.
Address, ''The Land of the Maple
Leaf (Bishop) w. Warne.
4 Chorus, '"The Maple Leaf (Muir.)
4 Part II.
Cornet solo, Down On the Suwane,
River" Forster)-Mr. Denton.
4 Song, "The Swallows" (Cowan)-
Miss Pyne..
! Male Quartet, "steal Away" (slav'
song)-Messrs. Barber, Stockwell
4 McCown and Patton.
! Song, with guitar accompaniment
Goodbye, Sweet Day" (Kate Van
nah) Miss Forster.
!, Address, "The Land of Liberty
Erwin e. Osgood.
Chorus, America" and God Saw
the King"
Refreshments.
College Songs.
.. People who keep their thoughts t
: themselves are not in imminent da1
, ger of getting full.
No one can tell how little he know
, until he comes to write it out.