The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-16
The Anti-Alonopolist.

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now almost completely put together. are
supported on cast iron uprights, the
whole so great in its massiveness as to
inspire fear of approach lest it
should fall and sink through the
earth down to the region of Pluto, carry
ing with it the spectator. After throwing
kiss to the knight of the side boards, Oft
goes the persevering man to Memorial
Hall, where he is informed that none are
admitted into that building, with passes
or without passes. As the workmen now
laying the tiled floor must not be inter-
rupted, and those decorating
THE INTERIOR OF THE DONE,
perched on the summit of a network of
scafolding, at height Of 40 feet from
the ground, could not work from the en-
barrassment caused by people coming in
and looking up at them. So he gives up
here and 'skips down to Centennial lake,
looks on his reflection to see whether i'm
patience is portrayed in his countenance,
and. satisfied that he has not fallen from
grace, strides past the Art Gallary annex,
which is advanced about one-fourth to-
ward completion, and is the only one of
the principal buildings whose condition
suggests the fear .nat everything will not
be ready by the opening day; Horticul'
tural Hall, around which the grounds are
being rapidly set in order, and
will be ready for the reception of
exotic and other plants and trees when
the proper time for transplsnting arrives;
the Women Pavilion, which is to be i'm.
mediately turned over complete to the
Centennial Commission, and the United
States Government building smiling the
security it feels, guarded by two full.uni-
formed soldiers from the regular army
and score or more of ponderous cannons.
varying in weight from two to forty.
three tons, and mouths wide open in fer
rio mockery at the backwardness of op-
erations at Agricultural Hall, across the
way These deadly monsters arrived
late on the grounds, and may be ignorant
of the fact that work began on the other
buildings long before it did in that quar-
ter. and besides. the mischievous old b.
reas one day conceived and carried into
effect the partial demolition Of the struc-
ture However. in case of no mishap
AGRICULTURAL HALL
will be ready for occupancy before St.
Patrick begins his centennial buster.
The visitor is now attracted by a crowd
at the foot of Georges Hill, and he
makes the number one greater. Every
body is looking upon and trying to form
some idea Of one Of the oldest. and, per-
haps, the only affair Of the kind ever
seen in America. It is
THE JAPANESE DWELLING,
now almost completed. No passes are
required, but everybody not OF the Mon
golian race must stay outside of rheu.
matte complication Of twigs. grass ropes
and solitary fence-rails which runs crafty
want of better name, call it house.
To get an idea of its appearance, take
two cigar boxes and two square soup
plates, each with dimensions twice as
great as those of the top Of one Of the
boxes place a box. with plate on TOP
Of it with the concave side downward ;
then put the other box on the plate
Gaping it as before, and YOU
have pretty good representation
of the main par. of the structure. II
front is pavilion-like porch At the en-
trance. and in the rear wing OF thu
same style as that Of the main part. run
n,ng back from each end. Wooden pile.
form the foundation, and the superstruc
ture is composed almost entirely Of I
specie Of cedar Of a corky nature. In
stead Of chimneys there are few open
ings in the sides Ct the building to ALLOW
the smoke to escape, md these arc al,nos
choked by storm guards Of wood, hun,
from the top Of the openings and project
ing slightly outward. In orc thing thes'
Japs are decidedly successful, relief-carv
ing on wood. The door frame Of thu
main entrance and the pcdimen. Of tn,
porch are composed Of kind Of woot
very like oak. and on them are carved
in the most skillful manner, arabesques
brackets and q lot Of birds in various con
ditions Of motion, some Of them, viii
heads and legs Hanging lifciessly, drop
ping TO the ground as If shot.
Few, however. give much notice t
: these particulars.for most eyes are irresis.
IDLY drawn to the roof. To say that th
whole structure may be called roof
but slightly deviatiDg from the truth, 70
the direct ratio OF the weight OF The roc
is to that Of the res. is A. out the same .
that Of An elephants truak to mouse
monkey. 1t ie composed Of heavy, ogee
shape. earthern tiles, carbonized to up
J pear like east-iron, and overlapping il
such manner IS to form > corrugate
roof-surface. Were it not for the Sigh
: wooden walls such building might def,
: cyclone. 1t is said that the frequenc,
: Of earthquakes in Japan aecessitates tn
use Of light building material. but it
doubtful whether little American shock
|. backed by such ponderous roof. woul'
not twist the whole affair into pipe-light
ers- and the falling mass Of tiles crusl
the latter to powder. To give the thin
: still more advoirdupois, regular walls Q
: tiles and mortar are perched on III
|, ridges Of the main, wing and porch roofs
! Astride the ridge of the porch, finishin
& THAT ~Nu cite IN afhfet1~ Zen ~ho liz