Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-20

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sey gave another beautiful selec-
ton. The concert part of the
program was closed by the Jubilee
singers who responded to repeated
encores'
At the conclusion of the concert
Rev. William Edwards delivered
an interesting address on Science
and the Bible"
The ball game between Grand
Forks and Devils Lake was called
at 4:30, when about all the people
on the Chautauqua grounds lined
up around the diamond to witness
the contest.
The exercises Of the evening
we're unusually interesting and en-
tertained a large crowd until a late
hour.
First came the grand concert in
which the Jubilee Singers took a
most prominent part to the de-
light of the audience. Miss Lind
sey sang several times, and DR.,
johnson, of Grand Forks, recited
several humorous selections that
made a happy hit.
The second part of the evenings
program was the address by Mrs.
Unruh on "That Old Bachelor"
It was a splendid effort and did
great credit to the speaker, who,
delicate woman though she be,
did what some of the gentlemen
orators who have appeared or the
Chautauqua platform could not do
she held the almost undivided
attention of a large audience from
beginning to close one of the long
est speeches that has ever been
made during this session Of the
Chautauqua assembly.
We shall not attempt to give
anything like a report Of the lee
ture. Suffice it to say, however,
that Mrs. Unruh's old bachelor is
Uncle Sam, who set up house
keeping 124 years ago, and accord
ing to her idea has not hada single
house cleaning in all that time, al
though there have been promises
every fouryears that thejob should
be thoroughly performed. Hewill
cease to be a bachelor housekeeper
and things will go along better
when the female part of the popu-
lation shall be endowed with the
same legal rights and privi-
leges as are bestowed upon the
men. That in brief, was the tenor
Of Mrs. Unruh's speech. It was
illustrated by many bright sayings
and pointed comparisons.
OF course it was a temperance
speech. Mrs. Unruh said that she
recognized that there we're many
things out of order about the old
bachelors establishment, but said
the dirtiest room should be cleaned
first, SO she would wipe out the
government alliance with the liquor
traffic. She quoted some interest.
ing revenue statistics, showing
what an immense sum of money is
yearly expended for strong drink
and altogether made as strong an
anti-liquor argument as anyone
could have done.
At the close of the lecture the
Indian band gave a night concert
in front Of the Hotel lakewood, en-.
tertaining a large crowd for more
than an hour.
NOTES.
Mrs. Unruh's description Of
a bachelors home was amusing
Chaos there reigns supreme. Hi
dishcloth is so stiff with dirt tina
it can stand up and speak for it
self. But worse than the bache
lor's house, she said, is the ole
maids abiding place. It is clean
} or, but the lonesomest spot on tn
face of the round earth, Accord
ing to the pictures Mrs. .Unrul
drew. it is not marriage, but singh
blessedness that is a failure, ant
a great big failure at that.
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