The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-10

by The notes of cuckoo and otler
birds announce the approach Of day.
The clock Striks ;. The regular morn
ing deyOtiOns ended. the blacksmith
fires his forge and enters upon the noisy
lahors of the day
If variety is the spice Of life" then
ali visitors 20 The Southern Exposition
must be well seasoned for between for
cigu and home exhibits, fine works and
AT gallery, music and skating rink, lie
VINO is not satisfied with his.yisit is cer-
tainly hard to please
The fireworks programme on last
Thursday evening included, besides the
unusually large variety of rockets, bal
looms, crackers, shells, stars, etc. the
following list Of set pieces, from which
the reader can gain some idea Of the
magnitude Of the display.
Set pieces:
Cross OF Beauty.
Fiery DragbnS
Mammoth Wheel, largest ever fired.
Floating.
The Golden Sun.
SunlloWer, with revolving center.
The Comical Old Sawyer.
The five Wonders.
Double Wheels Turning with Foun-
tain.
The Storming of Pckin (by request).
Your correspondent met Col. II. W.
Allen. /. : Commissioner to New Or
leans Fair for Oregon, the other day.
lie hasa whole car on fine exhibits of his
state 5 resources, and is spending few
weeks here ON his road South. The
Colonel is exhibiting his ear at the
southern Exposition, and some of the
banner, are very suggestive Of the
country hc represents. one sign reads
Oregon on wheels out for q stroll
among her sister states. She cordially
invites all who will to re:urn tie visit
and they who long to dwell in the Gar
den of the World to come and make
themselves a home"
Oregon is the natural home of more
OF earth's products than is any other
state in the Union" etc.
Probably 40 agricultural implement
exhibit attracts more attention than
that of the BirdSall Manufacturing Co,
of Auburn, New York.
They show traction and portable farm
engines. horse powers, threshers and
saW-m lis and their traction engine is
mounted on springs in such Il way as TO
,.,.l, 4 nll
jar in running over rough or uneven
roads. They use a patent wrought iron
road wheel with open tire which is
claimed TO he the only perfect traction
wheel in existence.
In the saw-mill annex they have put
up two of their new Novelty Saw Mills.
The novelty. about tins mill is the
fact that the mill rs SO constructed that
the saw moves up on the log, which re-
main stationery, instead OF the log NOV
ing up on the saw rs is customary in all
other portable mills. 1t is claimed, and
appears reasonable that il takes less
power to move the saw than the log
aul less hands Go operate the mill.
-dl' pl7 lpp Ali'il' IN S'hlt1Hlth III
charge, is kept quite busy explaining
the different good qualities Of his com.
pany 5 machinery.
The good will ami pleasant relations
existing between the management and
exhibitors, which is unusual at eXposi-
ton, was Illustrated the other evening
in a set Of resolutions passed bv the
Exhibitors Association expressing great
faith in the management, aud extend
ing thanks for the hospitahlc manner in
which they have been treated aud also
stating that the large attendance fully
repaid them for making their display.
Yours truly,
w ID. Il.