St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-04
MechdnicdJ Hall.

The center of attraction during the hours
when there are no track events is always
Mechanical hall, and everybody had plenty
of leisure yesterday in which to see what was
on exhibition there. The GLOBE representa-
tive followed the crowd and got cursorY
glimpse of the magnificent display. OF
course it is understood that a daily newspa-
per can give so vast an exhibit but slight in
dividual notice, and it should be remem bered
that the reporters eye il but human, and all
too blind to much that it should see. We
beg the pardon of those whose displays we
fail to mention.
The exhibit of the North Star Wooden mill,
bare mention of which was made yesterday,
is the subject of much favorable comment.
A large number of samples of blankets,
robes, ETC., in beautiful colors, are attract
lively arrayed in a case made purposely for
their reception.
Foss IL Starts exhibit of china and fancy
goods is very complete. The firm keeps in
stock and has on exhibition some of the
finest wares ever brought to the northwest.
Many of the designs in dinner and tea sets
are unique and costly.
The arrangement of Stark u Darrow's ex-
hibit of horse furnishings strikes everybody
Everything needed to caparison a horse is in
full view, and there are also robes of vari-
GUS designs, materials and colors, together
with carriages, lubricants, etc.
John T. Barnum, the Washington avenue
manufacturer of trunks, is on the
ground with full assortment of travelling
equipments from the hand bag big enough
| for lunch to the Saratoga sufficiently com
prehensive to take in all ones household
goods with the exception of bedsteads and
pianos.
Butz 81 Mendenhall, general agents for the
recently invented effective fire extinguisher
the hand grenade, have at the request of the
association hung every post in the building
| with bottles of this liquid ready for use. The
liquid is the same as that used in the chemi-
cal engine and is perfectly harmless to cloth
ing or person. A couple of bottles stored in
convenient places about the house are sufTi-
cient to extinguish any incipient fire. We
are Informed that insurance agents in some
places reduce rates from 10 to 20 per cent
on buildings where the hand grenade is used
A small house has been erected back OF the
grand balcony, where Mr.. Butz will give an
exhibition to-day by setting the structure on
fire and then extinguishing it by breaking
the grenades in its midst Perhaps the most
curious thing about the hand grenade is its
automatic nature. When it becomes mod
erately heated it bursts of itself and quenches
the flames.
The Plymouth clothing house comes to the
front with suits for infants, adults and
grandfathers, arranged in a manner sug-
gestive of neatness and comfort to the ir
future wearers. There are also hints here
and there that one does not need to 90 into
bankruptcy to appear in stylish and
durable clothing.
Bradstreet, Thurber & Co. have furnished
parlor with some of the latest and most at
tractive designs of carpets, tapestries. look
ing glasses, sofas, chairs, ETC., including a
pretty child's bed, the frame work being
made of brass.
Folds & Grifith's display of carpets is
large, unique and comprehensive.
case of glassware, made of Minneapolis
white sand by the Minneapolis Glass COM
pany, attracts the attention of the observer
by its wonderful clearness,
The Iowa Coral Marble company's display
is arranged to show the various uses to which
this peculiar stone may be put. This is found
on the Cedar river, near Charles City, Iowa,
and is coralline deposit of the Devonian
period. 1t has great variety of color, no
two pieces being alike. The ground work is
buff, gray or drab inlaid with masses of coral
of the most exquisite and delicate coloring
and tracing, some resembling wood, some
beautiful sea shells, some pure white and
others dark mahogany brown.
John Vasalka has on exhibition unique
design Of a park of thirty acres, covered
with trees, shrubbery and flower beds. There
are driyeways and foot paths running through
it in spiras. There is a small lake in the
center, from which flows small stream
passing under two bridges, the first for a
passage way to teams, and the other rustic
foot bridge. AT one side are grottos of stone,
down from which trickle tiny streams of
water, having their source in springs within.
The park attracts much attention, and does
its designer great credit.
The Minnesota Terra Gotta Lumber COM
pany is represented by number of speci-
Pavement company has section of sidewalk
laid for inspection.
Dale, Barnes, Morse & Co.'s display of Ia
dies and children's dresses and wraps is
very extensive and beautiful, and their man
ufaeturing department contains many speci-
mems of durable and stylish mems clothing.
r Benner Bros exhibit of lamps, brass
e. are, globes. CRATES and tiles is very com
plete and Hastily arranged.
large number Of other exhibits merit an
extended notice, but pressure for space pre-
vents more than bare mention of them.
VIM. Foster 81 Co., silver and plated ware.
Witte Bros, antique and modern furni-
ture.
Louis Laramee. harness and other horse
| furnishings.