The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-12
LAKESIDE LORE.
A Hard Worked Audience Returning to
the Band Ooncert-Dr. Davidson's
Tramp Through Switzerland
To-Day's Proceedings.
Tuesday.

VSNDGSE 0A ENA Ell &
There has been a great deal said the
past week in praise OF the talent on the
Chautauqua assembly platform, but
never a word OF comment regarding the
audience only that 1t was large, appreci-
alive or a little to much given to ebul-
liency. But it's powers OF endurance
we're put to a test yesterday afternoon
in a bombardment OF oratory and
patriotism that would test the most SER
vile loyalty. It was a test that the man
acement OF q school of culture, physical
and mental, such as Chautauqua
processes to be, ought never again to be
guilty Of inficting upon Q good-natured
and we'll bred audience. From 3 o'clock
to asquarter OF Z, the good people sat up
on those hard benches in q sweltering
atmosphere and manifested the most APP
parent concern, out :.of respect to the
performers, in what was going on. Their
patriotism and Unborn courtesy cannot
further be questioned.
me COL. l.. r. COEELAND.
There are two very strong reasons
why the audience should have patiently
borne this long physical strain. There
were two very strong attractions on the
platform, either one OF which should
have been assigned q special session by
itoelf. Col. Copeland, a tall, willowy
gentleman. gra, in hair and apparel, ex-
.trayagant in speech and gesture, enter
tanned for two full hours, in his rollick-
ing humorous way. the captlvated audi
ence. His subject, Seeing the Ele-
plant" was the nom de plume under
which he brought to view the many
one-sided and narrow notions of life
which people entertain and then ridi-
culed them with merciless sarcasm.
The morey grabber, the religious bigot
and the fashionable dude, all come In
for a scorching.
SCHOOL OF PATRIOTISM.
The second attraction in the afternoon
and the one which from it's length and
merit deserved a whole evening to itself
for presentation, was the program OF the
School Of Patriotism which was pub
lished in full IN yesterdays DAILY
LEADER. It was given as published and
the length forbids a detailed description
of the parts and actors; but it is due to
say that they all did well and OF Prof.
Dempster in particular who has labored
long, hard and under much inconven-
fence, that the school was a success and
has inaugurated a new, patriotic move
ment in an attractive, methodical and
educating way.
GOBLIN TIME.
The audience was slow, very slow, to
gather into the auditorium to hear the
band concert. They were tired, sore
from the experience Of the afternoon on
those hard benches and they now looked
down upon them from the outside with
misgiving. They were not just sure how
they would feel when they sat down
again, and nothing short of the entranc-
ing strains OF the 4th Regiment
band would have got them in there be-
fore a very late hour. But when the 18th
Regiment band plays the crowd comes,
and come it did. As Prof Davidson
said shortly afterwards at opening Of
his lecture: "If you know a good thing
when you've got it, and know enough to
keep it, and would keep up the attend
ance Of your assembly until its close
then keep the 4th Regiment band unit
the last day" We we're going to say the
Waltz, the Medley of Southern Planta
ton songs and the Dance OF the Goblin
were exceptionally fine and heartily en-
cored, but the noise Of applause does not
even measure the delight Of the heart al
hearing such music.
"TRAMPs o SWITZERLAND"
was DR.. w. Il. Davidson's topic last eve
ming. The gentleman is a rapid anc
precise speaker, clear e~nunciation and nj
waste of words in unfolding his theme
He sketched rapidly the history q
the Lake Dwellers down through thu
Etruscan, Helyetian and Frankish Nina
sions, battles Of the former with the Gaull
and the Romans. Then the growth o
the republic from the Cantons and TIT
admiration of the Swiss for William
Tell. 1t became q Republic in 184S, ant
reor0anized its constitution in 1874. /
has two religions, three languages, 2
Cantons and a population Of 100000
There are 10000 moe Professionals thai
Catholics in the country and her edu
cational system 10 very fine costing NOR,
than the army. Scarce nj in q thous
and cannot read or write. Women ar
still somewhat degraded but rising fast
The professor then described man.
interesting little customs Of social liz
and then went on q tour through tn
Alps. HIS word picturing of the YUM
Fran was beautiful indeed, and the Pro
lessor il one Of the really INSTRUCTIVE
lscturers of the platform.