Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-11
DEVILS LAKE NORTH WEDNESDAY, JULY II, 1900.
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The observation of farmers days
at the Chautauqua start off under
the most favorable auspices. The
weather is fine, the attendance
fair, and the speakers here pre-
pared to entertain and instruct
the tillers of the soil, and what is
more, the talking is to be done by
men who are eminent authorities
on matters relati ing to agriculture
and stock raising.
The meeting at the auditorium
this afternoon began shortly after
70 o'clock. The Indian band
played, the quartet sang, and then
Hon. NJ. F. Greeley, conductor of
farmers day, delivered the open
ing address. Prof. Sheppard next
spoke, and then Mrs. Bertha Dahl
Laws delivered an address. Pres
ident Worst, of the agricultural
college at Fargo, was the last
speaker.
The program for this evening
includes the grand concert by the
talent and short talks bv Mrs.
Dahl-Laws, President Worst and
Prof. Shepperd. That of tomor-
row is equally interesting. It in
cludes an address by Conductor
Greedy on "Mutton on Minnesota
Farms" and one by Prof. Shep-
perd on Rotation and Animal
Husbandry;' also short talks by
several others. The program for
the evening has been arranged
with special care and the talent is
expected to do its best to enter
tain the farmers, their wives and
children.
Yesterday afternoon passed off
merrily at the lake. At 2 o'clock
an audience assembled in auditor
ium and after listening to a selec-
ton by the Lyric Ladies quartet,
heard Prof. Richards deliver his
illustrated scientific lecture. He
performed a number of expert.
ments. one of the most interesting
of which was carrying water in a
sieve. This, he explained, he was
able to do because, as scientists
now claim, water has skin. He
first placed a small card in the CEN
ter Of the sieve, then poured water
onto the card, whence it spread
over the sieve, but did not drop
through although he afterward re-
moved the card. The water re-
mained in the sieve and was car
ried about the stage. He then
struck the sieve light blow with
his hand, when the water fell to
the floor. The blow, he said, had
broken the skin, which he proceed
ed to show to the audience. This
he did by holding a lighted candle
behind the sieve, when light film
was observed spread over the net
work of wires. This, the professor
explained was the skin Of the wa
ter. He also gave a number of
other striking illustrations, not one
Of which failed to convey a scien-
tific truth to the mind of the at
tentive observer.
At the conclusion of the lecture
a large crowd gathered at the
Chautauqua ball ground to witness
an exhibition of drill work of the
Modern Woodmen of America,
given by the team Of Gilby Lodge.
As there was no other team present
there could be no contest, but the
exhibition was a good one, and
very prettily illustrated this fea-
ture Of Woodmen work.
From 8 to 4 o'clock meeting of
visiting Neighbors was held in the
kindergarten tent, which was made
temporary headquarters for Wood
men days, and officers of the North
Dakota State Picnic Association
of the M. w. A. were eleted as fol-
lows:
President. F. Callahan. Cas-
selton.
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