Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17


In France we have the family. the
The glory of France Is to have a
jingling substantial saving in the
stocking. A strong people in peace,
obedient, and fiery in war but who
when war Is over react against their
leaders. They follow suggestion but
woe to the man who has led them into
the adventure when they awaken from
their dream.
Italy loves life, the sun, wine and
good food. Night and day are filed
with song and it was their greatest
poet A'Annunzio, who drew them into
the present war. It was the ambition
to greater material welfare that
egged them on.
Russia, holy Russia is like blind
God led by demons. A caliban that Is
one day to emerge into God. No
where in the world is there SO much
kindness, such sweetness Of ten.re~
ment, so much of human feeling and
compassion as in the heart Of Russia.
The evil, the awful, terrible things II
Russia today are temporary. What's
good and what is true Is eternal,
divine and it will some day give the
world glory of which we now cannot
even see in our dreams.
Germany is the realization today of
the philosophy of Kant, tho poetry
and music of Goethe and Beethoven.
Of nations nearing completion and
maturity she is the greatest in tie
old world Of today. May we all pray
that all these nations may see day
of salvation, that God may In his In
finite wisdom soon say, peace be stiN,
and give to each one Of them tho
qualities that will save them from
further punishment.
Tells of Farm Survey.
The address of G. R. Bliss, represen-
tative of the United States department
of agriculture at Davenport. was large
ly confined to the work that has been
done by the farmers and government
in Scott county to get a practica!
knowledge of the business Of farming.
He opened and closed his remarks by
verse that while comic was full OF
sound sense and wisdom. But the
main theme was survey made or sew
farms near Davenport. That
the work carried on there bore results
was made plain before the speaker fin
ished. He told how complete record
for a year was made Of the various
farms The acreage, it's value; the
crops, their value; amount sold and
fed live stock of various kinds, ma
chinery, etc., except household ex
penses. The average value of land per
acre was 1925 ranging from $125 to
$500 and as high as $4O0. These
values have been increased by the Ell
fciency of the farm management.
The results OF the survey showed
that it is up to the man to great ex.
tent whether he is successful farmer
or fails. He showed that some Of the
men with small acreage were able to
show not only the five per csnt earn
ings that were made the comon goal,
but as high as $4,000 labor income,
while others fell below the five per
cent even though they had more land
and less live stock. The live stock
farmer was said to be the most sue
cessful and able to increase tie value
of his land most. The speaker urged
the more general use of alfalfa and
the silo.
Singing Is a Treat.
One of the treats of the evening was
the solo by Miss Bertha Wormhoudt,
who opened the post prandial program
with "A Birthday" by Woodman. For
an encore she sang II Think by
D'Hardelot. Mrs. Harold A. Sp;lman
Miss Wormhoudt at the
piano. The appreciation Of the sing
ing was generous and well merited:
c. G. Keyhoe and F. L. Daggett sang
1.-THE Call to Arms" by Evans and
gave 1.-THE Sailors" by DR.. Parry as an
encore. Miss Katherine Weeks accom-
panied them. These well known sing
ers were accorded hearty and deaerV-
ed applause.
kilograms and letters Of regret were
received from Roy e. Stevens, j. B.
Sax and w. ]. Donelan who are in the
east on business trips. They were read
by Secretary Robert J. Shanahan OF
the Retail Merchants association.