Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1886-08-26
A Popular Educator.
THE GREAT M1NhEApoL1s EXPOSITION
AS A SCHOOL.

THE GREAT MINNEAPOLIs EXPOSITION
AS A SCHOOL.
The completion of the great building,
located on the brink of the Falls of st.
Anthony, at cost of nearly half mil
lion dollars, and its rapid filling with
examples of the arts, manufacturers
and sciences from every country in the
world, brings forcibly toview the value
of such exhibits as educators. Thefact
that many important industries are
represented by large and complete
workshops filled with skilled mechanics,
and that hundreds of exhibitors are
ready and willing to explain the process
ses by which their goods are evolved
from the raw material, may be noted,
and the advantages of such tuition over
that ordinarily given in schools and
colleges are obvious. In one case every
thing is theoretical, in the other all is
practical. In addition to these practi-
cal features, the esthetic side of life is
as completely represented. In the
spacious art galleries, comprising fifteen
rooms and courts, will be found $50
examples of ancient and modern sculp-
ture and over 1900 of the best oil paint
ings by leading American and foreign
artists, besides hundreds of drawings,
photographs, water colors, etching, etc.
The examination of these great sources
of instruction and culture will be en-
livened by a proper amount of amuse-
ment. The great Mexican band can
be heard several times daily, and no
other opportunity for hearing it Will
occur again for years, prehaps never, as
it is now here by special permission OF
the Mexican government. The Cathe-
dral organ, manipulated by celebrated
professor, will enliven the great build
ing with its grand strains. Stereopti-
can exhibitions will occur almost every
evening, where the grandest and most
beautiful features of the earth and of
mans handiwork will be exhibited on a
scale never before attempted. The
| great fountain in the central court will
be Illuminated with brilliant, many
colored fires every night and Il hundred
pleasant and amusing features will
astonish and instruct the visitor. All
this and much more, which we have
not space to enumerate, will be pro-
vided SO cheaply that no resident of
the northwest need fail to see it. Gen
eral admission is but 25 cents and the
art gallery but ten cents, so that for 30
cents the visitor can spend a tull day in
midst Of the wonders of the greatest
eXpositions ever attempted in this
country, and see and hear every thing.
The railroads make special rates, all
Minneapolis hotels and boarding houses
offer special inducements and the
management of the exposition, provide
afree directory OF boarding houses and
private families who will take care of
all who come at rates specified in ad-
vance, so there win be no chance for
eXtortion. Taken all in all, this may
be pronounced without hesitation the
chance of life time, and those who
fail to take advantage of it should
have some good excuse for doing SO
Those who would know more about
this wonderful achievement Of north.
western enterprise should drop postal
card to the secretary of the exposition
at Minneapolis, and he assures us he
will send all who dc so, full particular:
and beautiful photo-lithographic view
of the building. The opening day wa:
Monday, Aug. %. and for six full
weeks thereafter not a day will pas:
that will not be marked by specia
, features, so that come when he will
the visitor will find something move
to amuse and instruct. in addition t.
all the regular features of the exposi
tiOn