The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-19
A POPULAR EDUCATOR.
The Great Minneapolis Exposition AZ A

The Great Minneapolis EXPEDITION AZ A
School.
The completion of the great build
ing, located on the brink of the Falls of
St. Anthony, at cost of nearly half a
million dollars, and its rapid filling
with examples of the arts, manufac-
lures and sciences from every country
in the world, brings forcibly to view
the value of such exhibits as educators.
The fact that many important indus
tries are represented by large and COM
plete workshops filled with skilled
mechanics, and that hundreds of ex-
hibitors are ready and willing to cx-
plain the processes by which their
goods are evolved from the raw
material, may be noted. and tho ad-
vantages of such tuition over that
ordinarily given in schools and
colleges are obvious. In one;
case everything is theoretical
in the other fall is practical. In
addition to these practical features, the
esthetlc side of life is as completely rep
resented. In the spacious art galleries,
comprising fifteen rooms and courts.
will be found $50 examples of ancient
and modern sculpture and over 1000
of the best oil paintings by leading
American and foreign artists, besides
hundreds of drawings, photographs,
water colors. etchings. etc. The OK
animation of these great sources of in
structi0n and culture will be enlivencd
by q proper amount of amusement. The
great Mexican band can be heard sew
eral times daily, and no other oppor-
tunity for hearing it will occur again
for years, perhaps never. rs it is now
here by special permission of the Mexi-
can government. The Cathedral Or
gan, manipulated by celebrated pro-
fessor, will enlivcn the great
building with it's grand strains.
Stereopticon exhibitions, will occur
almost every evening, where the
grandest and most beautiful features
of the earth and of mans handiwork
will be exhibited on scale never be-
fore attempted. The great fountain in
the central court will be illuminated
with brilliant, many colored fires every
night. and a hundred pleasant and
amusing features will astonish and in
struct the visitor. All this and much
more, which we have not space to
enumcrate, will be provided so cheaply
that no resident of the northwest need
fail to see it. General admission is but
25 cents and the art gallery but 10
cents, so that for s. cents the visitor
can spend a full day in midst of the
wonders of the greatest exposition ever
attempted in this country, and see and
hear everything. The railroads make
special rates, all Minneapolis hotels
and boarding houses offer special in
ducements and the management of the
exposition, provide a free directory of
boarding houses and private
ell who come at rates speci-
fed in advance, so there will be
no chance for extortion. Taken all in
all. CHS may be pronounced without
hesitation the chance of lifetime, and
those who fail to take advantage of it
should have some good excuse for do
ing SO. Those who would know more
about this wonderful achievement of
northwestern enterprise should drop
postal card to the secretary of the cx-
position at Minneapolis, and he assures
us he will send all who do so full par
ticulars and beautiful photo-litho-
graphic view of the building. The
opening day will be Monday, Aug. %
and for six full weeks thereafter not
day will pass that will not be marked
by special features. SO that come when
he will, the visitor will find something
| novel to amuse and instruct, in add
dition to all the regular features of the
exposition.