St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-29
A Big SHOWS PRIZES.
Addition Made to Many Days
Attractions at the Com
ing Exposition.
Prizes and Premiums Offered
in the Several Great Events
Of the Season.
Liberality and Public Spirit
Of Leading Minneap oils
Business Houses.
Other Prizes to Be Selected
as the Time for the Big
Show Approaches.

Since the publication of the proposed
programme for the exposition many adj
ditions have been made to the list of
attractions. The following only COM
prises days to which additions have
been made in the way of prizes, etc.,
and in most cases the list is composed of
new material entirely. The full pro-
gramme will he issued in book form as
soon as the attractions are all arranged
for. The liberallty and public spirit of
the leading business houses of the city
is we'll illustrated by the gifts and prizes
offered.
Sixth Day, Tuesday, Aug. 29-Floral
day. Plymouth Clothing House gives
$3.50 in cash prizes for best display of
cut flowers. First prize, $50; second
prize, $50; third prize, $50; fourth
prize, $50. Each and every person
competing for above prizes may submit
any design they choose, providing only
the words Plymouth Clothing House be
arranged legibly and prominently with
flowers on some part of each display.
The value of the display, the quantity
of flowers, the variety and the design
will also be the points considered in
awarding the prizes. Musical pro-
Eighth Day, Thursday, Aug. So
Prof. Duplessis and his pupils in
athletic contests, introducing many
marvellous feats of strength and skill.
Evening performance, dance music.
Ed Calm & Co. give prizes of fine gold
headed umbrella and fine gold-headed
cane for Prof. Duplessis' class.
Twelfth Day, Tuesday, Sept. A.
Segelbaum Bros. give dress pattern of
heavy black groS-grain silk. and the
Keokuk Stove company will give an
American cooking or heating stove;
prizes to be disposed of as follows:
Each lady buying ticket at the EXPOSE
ton on this day will receive a coupon;
to on of the holders of the coupons the
dress pattern and to other the stove
will be allotted, by disinterested com
mittee on an equitable plan to be de-
cided hereafter.
Thirteenth Day, Wednesday, Sept. 5.
Minneapolis day. Drill by squad of
Minneapolis police, and athletic eXer-
cises by members of the force.
Sixteenth Day, Saturday, Sept. g.
Farmers day; suitable,priZeS to farmers
and their wives for agricultural and
dairy products; prizes given and ar
ranged by produce exchange, to be an
nounced later. Guessing games for the
children; prizes for Oldest, ugliest and
handsomest dolls. Prize of valuable
gold medal to the pupil showing the
best educational record, the competition
to be limited to the public schools of
Hennepin county; prize presented by
w. E. Sterling, manager Peoples thea
ter. G. A. R. reception (evening).
Cordial invitation extended to all COM
rades in the state and Northwest. Com
petitive drill by the soldiers of 1865,
using old tactics. Martial music of all
nations. COMMUNICATIVE Chief John P.
Rea and officers of the G. A. r. in at
tendance. George HUM will give a
dress sword and belt to the member
of the G. A. r. whose papers show the
longest term of service during the late
war.
Seventeenth Day. Monday, Sept. 10
Commercial travellers day. John T..
Barnum will give fine travelling bag
to the heaviest commercial traveller
having travelled continuously for three
years.
Eighteenth Day, Tuesday, Sept H.
Prof. Duplessis and his pupils in aero
batic performances and featS of strength
and skill, illustrative of the perfection
of physical culture. The Scotford Man.
ufacturing company will give two gold
medals for Prof. DuplessiS' class;
Winecke & Doerr give beautiful Or
namental carved meerschaum pipe to
best performer on horizontal bar.
Twenty-frst Day, Sept. 14.-Prof.
DuplesSis and his class in athletic eXer-
cises. Lachmund's Juvenile band. G..
A. Hoffman will give two pairs of gold
and Persian opera glasses for COMPETE
ton by Prof. Duplessis' class.
Twenty-secOnd Day, Saturday, Sept.
Dld Sattlarc5 nnU NOrthw f.
ern Stove Works give a stove
to the mother widow of the larg-
est family of children. Altman q Co.
suit of clothes to father of largest fam
lily of children appearing at Exposition
his day.
Twenty-third Day. Monday, Sept. II,
Manufacturers Day-Bateman &
Clark give two chased silver goblets in
laid with gold for competition by men,
bers of Prof. Duplessis' class. B. f.
Holbrook gives five hundred cigars;
one box to each prize winner in the ath-
letic contests.
Twenty-fourth Day, Tuesday, Sept.
IS, Baby Show. Musical programme
Selections from Gilbert d Sulliyan's
comic operas rendered by the great
second prizes, finest baby boy under
one year. First and second prizes,
finest baby girl under one year. First
and second prizes, finest twins under
one year. First and second prizes, finest
tripletS. L. w. Moran offers S15O oil
portrait of finest baby boy. William
Donaldson & Co. give $25 to finest boy
baby; $40 prize to second boy baby;
S25 to finest girl baby; $40 to second girl
baby; S25 to finest twins; $40 to second
twins. Nine. Boyd gives beautiful dress
to finest girl baby.
Twenty-sixth Day. Thursday, Sept.
20, Ladies' Day-Cooking exhibit: Re
gan's bakery give prizes amounting to
$3.50 in silverware to be competed for as
follows: Prize No. Cake, best col
lection of any three of the cakes in the
following list: Angel cake, sponge,
pound, silver, nut, chocolate, jelly,
orange cake; premium, Reed & Barton
silver tea set, six pieces, value $50.
Prize No. BEST two loaves OF bread,
made from any flour, name OF flour and
miller to be given; premium, old copper
lamp made by the Meriden Brlttania
company, value $25. Prize No. 3-Best
fruit cake, not less than three pounds
premium, engraved ice-water set. porce-
lain lined, value $3.50. Prize No. d
Best collection of six glasses OF jelly,
consisting Of six varieties, including
currant jelly; premium, silver fruit
piece, Reed & Barton's make, value
$3.50. Prize No. 5-Best mipce meat,
not less than four pounds, premium,
silver baking dish, Reed & Barton's
make, value SIS. Prize No. 6-Best jar
of baked beans; not less than one-half
gallon; premium, gold and oxydized sill