The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20
THE HARVEST FESTIVAL.
Proceedings at Paddocks Lake Wednesday
and Thursday.

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WILMoT, August Ii. -The last of
series Of two meetings, advertised
under the curious heading of harvest
festivals, = was held at Paddock's Lake
today. The attendance was somewhat
better than at the previous meeting
On either day the attendance was a
mute evidence to the fact that the good
people of the county are uninhuenced
by desire to get something that can
not be acquired for nothing.
It was after Ii o'clock Wednesday
morning that Rev. Cameron called the
scattered assemblage to order and in
troduced Prof. r. c. Chaplin, of Beloit
college, who spoke upon The subject of
= Limited Money" He explained that
gold and silver were not always used as
a medium of exchange and gave some
interesting examples of the complica-
lions that arose when a persons prop
erty was valued according to its
equivalent in COWS and other animals
and even in chunks of copper and iron.
After the noon hour Prof. L. B. Hall,
of Oberlin, read carefully prepared
lecture on {" The National Sentiment of
America as developed by Daniel Web
ster' He showed that it was only by
hard struggle that the constitution
of a strong central union was adopted,
and that during the first fifty years of
the republics life, that not only in the
south, but even in New England it was
held that if it was dissatisfied state
might separate itself from the union.
Webster was the pioneer OF q strong
central government, as was expressed
in his famous reply to Hayne To this
sentiment was due the firm stand OF
the north for national union during
the war of the rebellion. and Prof
Hall thought that the old war song
should be made to say: Daniel Web
ster's body lies a Wondering in the
grave, but his soul goes marching on"
Following, Col. Nicholas Smith, of
Fond du Lac, delivered stirring adj
dress on " The Wonderful Story of the
Songs of Patriotism" He was heard
with the most profound attention He
began with the greatest Of all war
songs, the French Marseillaise. the
singing Of which is now prohibited in
France He related an incident in the
Crimean war to show the enthusiasm it
was capaoe of arousing. A French
command had been ordered to storm
redoubt of the Malakoff The first
charge was beaten back by storm Of
lead. Again they formed and again
they were beaten back. Seven times
the assault was made in vain The
eighth time the shattered remnant,
wounded and bleeding, was gathered
for final effort and the band was or
dered to play the Marseillaise. Even
then they hesitated until the first notes
Of the stirring music was heard AS
one man they rushed forward over a
field of dead, leaping trenches and
stumbling over distractions. In a
frenzy of excitement they clambered
over the breastWorks, drove the swarm
of Cossacks from the guns and remain
ed in possession of the works. Col.
Smith also told of the great American
war songs and was greeted with hearty
applause when he had concluded
Thursday found the audience more
numerous. Prof. j. c. Freeman, OF
Madison, discoursed on the low country
of Holland, of the dykes, canals and
windmills in a humorous and thor
oughly interesting manner.
Profs. Hall and Chaplin closed the
day with addresses bearing on the
subjects OF which they have made spec
ialties. On Wednesday the Woodwork
male quarrette furnished the musical
part of the program, and on Thursday
a ladies quartette from Beloit sang
several songs.