Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-10

statesman tnat Goes NOT meer
with the frank approval of God.
A phIanthropist is man who
sees what God is doing and tries
to do the same thing.
It's one thing to know geogra-
ply and another to know des-
tiny.
When Uncle Sam was young
man, he had neither collar nor
cuffs.
No race has more to give to
foreigners than America.
When we start farming for bus
mess Instead of fooIlng, what
won't we do.
America Is Just beginning to
keep house.
Not since Calvary has there
been such day for manhood as
the day when America was dis
covered.
When Gods receipt had its way,
Abraham Lincoln came.
Abraham Lincoln Is the essence
OF American civilization.
Prose is the common sense Of
life.
When men and women get in
love, they are poets.
All people who cannot see
joke are jokes.
Abraham Lincoln stood flat
footed and met the world, and that
is democracy.
America has never had an ath-
eist for a president and never
will.
The business Of America Is
hope for tomorrow.
Thatcher In Recital.
Previous to the lecture, Burton
Thatcher, the celebrated baritone, ap
peared in delightful recital and gave
the audience rich musical treat. Mr.
Thatcher sings only the greatest OF
music and gives it an Interpretation
of master voice.
The program follows:
"a Memory" ..................P Parks
PHILOSOPHY" ............... Emmtl
"Now Sleeps the Petal. $3.50. .Quiltel
1.-THE publican" ........ Van de Water
Fear Not Ye, Oh, Israel" -. Buci'
Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves"
................... Hande
"The Two Grenadiers" ;. schumanr
Indians Give Program.
The Seton Indians made their bow
before the public on Saturday evening
Immediately after the concert by Mr.
Thatcher. They gave Indian songs
and dances and war crys. The girls
sang a papoose song which was very
pretty and the boys gave a scalpine
stunt which caused much amusement
About thirty children took part in the
program. Much credit is due to Miss
Elizabeth Talcott for her untiring eff
forts to train the children.
Miss Helen Witter was the &C
companist.
Tanners Talks on Workmen.
1.-THE great object of life is to come
into contact with other people," sale
DR.. Allan Tanner in the course of his
famous lecture on 1.-THE Man in Over
ais given Saturday night. 1t was 6
magnificent talk on a subject of vita
interest to everyone. DR.. Tanner
speaks upon this great subject from
experience, having given up the pulpit
to enter the workshop. in order tina
he might become acquainted with tht
working man and learn something o
his life, and what he has to contend
with. He spoke of the danger ant
poverty of the working mans toll ant
the monotony of his life. and by hi
sound logic and inspiring words, VOL
the hearts of all his hearers.
In the course Of his lecture DIR. Tan
ner said:
1--WE get our wants supplied at th'
price of blood as well as sweat. On
out of'every twenty of the men work
ing on the railroads are either kille'
or badly injured. There is not min
ute but someone in this country is sac
rificed on our railways. Seventy-fiv'
per cent of the serious accidents t
life and limb in our workinen is mex
cusable. We have criminal indil
ference to life in this country, NOR
than in any other country. l woul,
not lessen by one word the honor pal
to our soldiers on Memorial day, but
should like to see a memorial day 70