The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-05-08

of ready nina mlgnI loVE ''he .I,ara
il was done, but TO the dulier one .lterv
az The silk worm in the United STATES
makes this industry one of peculiar char-
acter. Not limited by lines OF longllnue
or latitude, as far as experiments 20
vet il has not found It's permane ntilonio,
no where, yet, has it becomeg sucn y =
source of wealth to our country as ~
l.SIonld bes Bracing kAlinnesota, pleas
| Nav ENGLAND. balmyeC CALIFORNIA ana INC
iarouid, sunny south, lave alike oner-
lci home I'd this little.insect with more
Tor less success ait yet remalns 10 DC
seen how il thriyes in Mlnheso.h' .ho
experiment being a new one, WIZ, 1iio
Russian Mennonites at Mountain Eah Ne
! Short, useful and sad is the ne Oh VIC
silk worm. Almost as soon rs INC i'.',S
insect deposits her eggs she gives up nor
numerous family likely to live. Not
even 10 become insects, but they
die as worms; for M soon as they have
their gowns perfect the little things must
die by scalding. Otherwise they eat or
break their way out, thus cutting the
delicate gossamer thread into valneless
little bits. The cocoons are very pretty
things. but the raw silk after it is UNI
wound from the cocoon is much prettier,
a cleaning, golden yellow.
The great engine that supplied all this
: working force was active from ten Il. III.
, until four p. M, Sundays excepted, and
the loud whir of the machinery attract
ed interested crowds. For here was
, represented the great industries OF the
! world, the inventions OF busy brains,
! and source of great wealth. Machines
for working in wood, and iron, and clay
4 r, a., ,t.fith IN a M
: Grain and soil, and what not. ReaperS
g and mowers and all their kindred work
r inc on elegant carpets. 4 spool machine
another for punching and polishing sll
G yer thimbles, Il wood turning machine
and saw mills all were busy showing
"a what they can do. A new rock drill
q was in little house of its own, shown.
- the character of the soil through whlci
- 1T passes bV cylindrical sections. Three
black diamonds are partially imbedde'
in the steel edges of the drill, ana the,
10 cut through rs the drill revolves. II
n made i'm sections so that ut any moder
:, ate depth the deposit may be certaini'
u known.
T. 4 large and ponderous piece of mech
o nnism was cTusher for sugar cane, Du
=, il stood in silent power, giving no proc
II of It's usefulness. A moa ingeniou
:. little machine making fTkirt brai
"a seemed to be the bItlest OF a
n, workers, and so remarkably ol
= the little spindles carry the thrca'
. where it should go, tripping around an,
y, = i'm and out, among each other, that
~ seemed wholly competent to take car
k. OF itself. No one was near IT and no on
e. WAS needed. While the steam an
II thread lasted it could be depended upor
q. The electric light machinery was deef
c. " interesting, and increasingly so be
rs cause of its mystery. One sees the high
!S come. but whence does il come? 1t re
Is uuires vast machinery TO produce IT, bU
IN then, how does il come? The EdisoI
II .Jenncy and one other company suppl
- the light for all the premises and built
in ings, keeping il brilliant until mn
Sc O'Clock p. IN. Each company has II
&C. allotted space. The Jenney, white, an
n strong, and harsh, lights all the tower
on the grounds. The Edison, paI'
o soft yellow light, suited better Tor nous
g Illumination, is most beautiful comm
u. INTO full light. At first it appears mer
spark in hundred places over tn
&c building, with It's tiny sparkle, and q
~ the electric current grows stronger III
ct light comes stealing on, brighter an
IN brighter, ill the waning daylight
To eclipSed, and soft, penetrating glo
l n ellis all the room and every heart. G
f. is there heart so bound that thes
g, mighty revelations of power and insert
~ table depth cause no response Some
.e. these lights were arranged in quartz
IT. moons in honor of the Crescent City
Ii and others issued from colorcd glaS
or shades, Gala lily shape, and these lille
y. grouped in clusters like grapes, and tn
@himmer and brilliant glow over thes
81, delicate cGicrs, was truly magnificent.
'' \ rGn perchod on the top If n min
ed i,turo derrick on rollers was pnshe
- from point to point to keep wires an
y connections in order. That man mus
have had full confidence ii the one VIII
cf moved HIM about, or held his life !
II. little esteem. ! little push too far, or
-. sudden lurch TO one side, might be iatl
va 4 touch of one OF those charged wire
IT. would be immediate, painless dealt
g: and on Il level with his head was ore,
n ...a.tYnrk, &'pGiTeH tiieu' fEnt Tor nom
IN use. They have only very recently bee
a able to regulate the flame in the leas
nj degree; but that little give great promis
of great things.