Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-06

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tears by her more serious readings.
Miss Bargelt has appeared in the
city several times before, at one time
heading concert company of her own
| and those who heard her on previous
occasions knew that there was rare
! treat in store. Miss Bargelt is one OF
the best readers on the chautauqua
platform today and her crayon work
| in connection with her readings made
1t all the more interesting and ap-
preciative. She is an artist with the
! crayon and her pictures depicting the
subjects she talked upon were fine,
and many in the audience wished
that they might have the draw
ing Her first reading was Edmund
Vance Cookies famous poem, The
Young Man Sat and Waited" 1t was
la very humorous number filed with
| the humor Of Cooke, who is an enter
tainer of note himself. Miss Bargelt
placed herself in the place of Cooke in
the rendition Of the number and de-
livered the reading as 1t should be.
| The serio-comic number cold Hickory"
| was without a doubt Miss Bargelt's
best number She brought out proml-
nently the bright and sad sides of the
| life Of homeless newsbOy and her
portrayal of the street urchin as he
told Of his companions death brought
tears to the eyes OF home OF the
| listeners and the next instant the
newsboy's wit would cause the audi
ence to break out In laughter. The
evenings entertainment could not
have been improved upon.
The morning session opened today
at 9 a. M, for the little folks with the
court of King Arthur in which the
youngsters all took part in the games
and pastimes and were dressed In
uniforms appropriate to the time OF
King Arthur Prof j. L. Lardner fol
lowed for the grown-ups at 1O:45 with
q lecture on Literature and Light.
and tomorrow at the same hour will
speak on BURNS and the Common
People"
+ Saturdays Program.
2:3O p. M Concert, Lady Four
entertainers.
The lady entertainers are all that
their company name implies. In ad-
dition to the pleasing array of mu-
steal offerings their program in
cludes readings and character delin-
cations of refreshing character.
3:15 p. m-Lecture, Sunshine"
DR.. A. A.. Willets, dean of Americas
platform.
DR.. Willis, called the apostle Of
sunshine, is not Unnamed. His chosen
mission appears to be, to brighten and
tighten human life by drawing the at
tention Of men and women to what
they enjoy in things they have always
about them, the blessings in the reach
if not in the possession of all hui
mainly. The lesson that there is
actually more of good than of evil IN
human life DR.. Willis presents in a
style that stamps it as founded upon
actual experiences. There are no
fine spun theories, no philosophical
presentations, no metaphysical distinc-
lions. What DR.. Willis says is what
he thinks, and feels-feeling and
thoughts that have come to him he
| cause he feels. with his fellow men.
He affects not oratory, he attempts
not eloquence, he "only speaks right
en-" The Views he gives of human
life are not exactly original; that IS,
what he feels and therefore says, Is
in every instance, just what his audi
ence has felt before, but never
said, In a style conspicuously simple,
with vocabulary that is as free from
affectation as it is strong in the earn
estness in which it shows, DR.. Willits
points out how much sunshine there Is
in everybody's reach, and how much
joy the sunshine brings to every man,
to every woman, who will take 1t just
as it comes.
500 p. m.-Concert by Lady Four
entertainers.
$3.50 D. m-Lecture by Lee Francis
Lybarger. Philadelphia lawyer.
Instead of the carded lecture, "How
Napoleon Won," he will speak on
"The Power of the Trusts" This
lecture will not be from political
standpoint but from that of the stu
dent of science. Mr.. Lybarger is q
member of the Philadelphia bar al
though he does not practice as his
time is much in demand on the plat
form.
A real chautauqua crowd filed the
enclosure at both gatherings yester-
day and vote of those present caused
the management to place the opening
hour for the evening at o'clock In
stead of 1880 as carded on the pro-
gram.
THE RESULTS YESTERDAY.
National League.
Chicago, s.; New York, l.
Pittsburg, 6 Philadelphia, O..
Grain prevented other games.)