St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
GREAT FOR THE KIDS.
Yesterday They Captured the Exposi-
hon Bodily.
GREAT SUCCESS so FAR
Results of the Various Contests.
Events Set for the Near
Future.

The close of the first week, or rather
the first three days of the Exposition
finds the management, directors and,
in fact, all concerned, in high feather
over the success which has characterized
it thus far. The attendance has been
eminently satisfactory, and the show
itself is equally SO. Now, especially
since it has got clicked into shape"
and is running smoothly: 1t cannot be
said to be one whit behind last years
display, fact which is very compli-
mentary to the city as we'll as to the
management, for on the one hand it
demonstrates that exhibitors recognize
the value of ''the Golden Northwest as
IN rket for their products and shows
alsoathat the management is exceed
lngly popular. two deSiderata without
whic h no institution of the kind can
hope to succeed.
Yesterday was great
DAY FOR THE CHILDREN.
They swarmed all over the building
recalling the big children's days of last
season. The games provided for their
entertainment were much appreciated
and were entered into with great gusto.
The first Oh the list was a pie eating
contest for prizes given by the Big Bos-
ton, the first of which, a suit of clothes,
was won by Louis Johnson in 3:5S, AL
bert Butler taking the second, pair of
pants, i'll 4:32, and the third, hat, by
Willie Eddie in five minutes.
The great donkey game passed off
very successfully. A large picture of a
tailless donkey stood upon the large
platform, and those competing were
given tails made of black muslin which,
after being blindfolded, they were told
to stick upon the proper portion of the
ludicrous in the extreme. When
the twenty players got though,
the donkey was covered with
tails, only one of which was
in the correct position. The other
games were guessing on the number of
children present during the day, and
weighing the little urchins. The one
approaching nearest to the average
weight to take the prize. The donkey
game was won by Johnny Killy, he
getting handsome toy stove from the
Detroit Stove company. The other
awards will not be made till Monday.
sALEsLADY'S DAY.
If ever the management of the EXPO
sition announced day which deserved
to be popular Monday next is that one.
There are no more obliging people in
the city among those who labor than the
lady b0okers, cashiers and sales ladies.
Recognizing these attributes the man.
agement of the Exposition has compli-
mented the SalesladieS of the city by
designating Monday as their day and in
order to make it the more interesting
EuStlS Brothers have donated a beautiful
watch and chain which will be awarded
to the most popular young lady en-
n n q nd
pacities, while the d. f. Bremner Bak-
ing Powder company, mot to be Outdone,
have given prize box of crackers to
be awarded to the handsomest unmar-
ried saleslady. Every person visiting
the Exposition Oh that day is entitled to
vote so that the ladies can say for once
that they have voted ''just like the hor-
rid men,"
FLORAL DAY."
|. Flora, the Goddess of Flowers, is to
have her innings on Tuesday. A space
200 feet by 26 has been set aside for the
display of the various competitors for
the Plymouth clothing house prizes.
The only stipulation is that the designs
shall bear in conspicuous place the
name OF that enterprising house. On
the same day occurs the parade and
visit to the Exposition of the Sunday
school scholars of Hennepin county,
but should it RAIN Oh that day the parade
will be postponed to the day following.
The COnreid collection of forty paint
ings. representing some of the most
beautiful and picturesque bits of seem
cry to be found about the Twin Cities
and their suburbs. have been loaned
the art gallery oy Oscar, the tailor.
The heads of the alligators can now
be seen floating on the placid waters of
Lake Palmer, just as they do in any
Southern bay. The gators attract lots
| of attention.
Henry Standing Cloud might reason
ably be called "Sunset." He is a
Bloomington Indian, and daily gets him
self up in all the colors of the rainbow
The colOred shadow lights amt a
marker to "Hy" when he dresses up
and gets gay.
Great amusement was caused yester-
day during the children's donkey game,
by the efforts of one little urchin to at
| tach the "tail'' to Maj. Fred Brackett.
The major only escaped by lodging,
and great laugh went up when the
crowd oaupht on