Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-08


thing and what you decide upon, do 1t
better than anybody else Is doing 1t. "
Wealth Of No Use.
Wealth to an American youth Is OF
no use; 1t is in reality handicap,
said the speaker. The youth who has
not inherited an abundance OF wealth
and who is Of a good honest family
with America as his home, should feel
much richer than the wealthy youth.
Think Of the great men Of this coun-
try-our leaders. They were practical
ly one and all from poor families.
George Washington was not OF the
best family In Virginia, yet he was our
first leader. Abraham Lincoln was OF
a poor family, yet he reached the high
est pillar of martyrdom that could be
reached by man. U. S. Grant was an
other who has climbed from the home
Of poor family to become leader Of
our own United States. Now we con-
slider men OF our own day. j., B. Dolli-
yer, stated Kendall, had the most sense
OF any man he ever knew and was
recognized as the ablest debater In
congress, yet he was born in little
two room house and came into the at
tention Of the people of Fl Dodge
when working out his poll tax out on
the street Of that place. Senator Ken
yon is another of the same kind and
there are numbers upon numbers OF
lem, said he. You say what about
Roosevelt? Well, he is an exception
OF the wealthy class attaining fame.
Mr.. Roosevelt Is in my mind an excep-
tional character, said Mr.. Kendall.
r. prIcA ~ 9ucceRa
Reliance is in the mind of Mr.. Ken
dali an aid to success. Without
this asset, success is almost thing
Of impossibillty, said he. One must
learn to rely upon his or her power.
To be confident OF yourself you can
60 much farther towards the goal OF
success or ambition than will the
party without the needed amount OF
reliance. Mr. Kendall says that 1t is
easy enough to reduce the size Of the
head OF a boy with swelled head but
that 1t is impossible to enlarge a little
head Sobriety Is another distinct aid
to success. In these days the world
Of the drunkard is becoming DINNER
and his chances in the race of life
with the other strugglers who are
not drinkers Is very slim indeed. The
moderate drinker replaced the drunk
ard in the business world and now the
total abstainer Is rapidly replacing
the moderate dr1nker. Mr.. Kendall
stated that while he was not follow
or Of Wilson he admired him to the ut
most for stopping the use Of liquor in
the white house. And while he was
not believer in Bryan he admired
thats gentleman for having discarded
The use of intoxicants at state func-
lions. Integrity and honesty are al
20 price of success. One may be
and be temporarily prosper |
JUS, but to be permanently prosperous
he must be straight. Industry is al
20 an important price of success
stated Mr.. Kendall for all who have
achieved anything worth while have
worked for 1t long and hard. Mr.. Ken
lall took Alexander Bell, the inventor
of the well known Bell telephone, and
Thomas Edison, Americas greatest IN
ventor, for examples of his idea OF q
price of success as regards industry.
Mr.. Bell, said Mr.. Kendall, told him
that for over forty years he had spent
On an average OF eighteen hours day
Edison, said Mr.. Kendall.
declares that he sleeps five hours out
If every twenty-four and the other
nineteen hours he spends working.
These prices of success, reliance,
,obriety, integrity, honesty and In.
lustry are the prices you must pay to
each your ambition or to be q sue
,ess.
This grand old country, said he, has
proven that; for hasn't 1t worked and
ought as person would, and Its adj
can be seen by looking
lpon the national flag, for It has taken
mother step towards the top with
,very star that has been added.
Athletic Events.
The athletic events were bundled In
he best possible manner and the large
lumber OF contestants put up an excel.
emit showing Of rivalry. The English
Lutheran church was given first place
With sixteen points to its credit, Ger
nan Lutheran second with fourteen
points, and the First Christian church
led with the West End Presbyterian
church for third place with thirteen
points. The other churches and the
number of points they received In the
meet areas follows: South Side Baptist
/ points; Main Street Methodist, 5
Joints; Willard Street Methodist,
POINTS; Salem church, northwest Of the
,ity, points; Davis Street Christian
church, 4 points; First Congregational,
, points; Church Of Christ, 8 points;
Cast End Presbyterian. point.
The three individuals winning the
argest number of points were: Rev.
Carl Sundberg, Of the English Lutheran
church, took first place, getting q total
# fifteen points himself; Paul Gardner
vas second, getting thirteen points for
he First Christian church, and Carl
Hampton, was third with eight points
or the West End Presbyterian church.
The Various Events.
The winners of the various events
ind the order In which they took place