St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-28

highest and best in achievements The de-
sire for competency and more is the per
vading idea of the day, and most of our work
tends to this end. We may not look again
for days of minstrelsy and knight errantry.
The period of romance and knightly tourna-
ment is supplanted by the unsentimental
characteristics of the nineteenth century,
that seem to secure results that rebound TO
the material benefit of the people at large;
There is a common tendency. as there should
be- to bring men nearer to a common level,
to elevate those less favored by circnm..
stances, and to deprive the more fortunate of
every vestige that serves to distinguish tnem
from their surroundings. Unless there
such as that occasioned by the French rev.
olution, or that would result from pro-
Iracted war between nations which is not as
ali probable we may not look for new era
OF literary activity.
The Genius Of Literature
in the past has been at its best after some
great war or some marked event whereby So
cIety was stirred to its foundations. The in
centive must be at hand to stimulate the
poet, the novelist and the historian to deeds
that will make them immortal. Peace now
seems to have spread her great white wings
over earth and sea-ln an age when wars are
settled by arbitration, and the cost Of human
LIE and treasure are considered 1T is well 1t
should be SO for with this feeling OF desire
W dttTJ STcdb uutIUudl lOSSto ouOulQ COIiC u
wish to elevate and make better humanity, to
uplift the unfortunate. to bring men nearer
together. holding them by the hand OF SYM
pathy that suggests universal brotherhood IL
was my intention in these brief remarks to
. simply touch upon the characteristics OF the
remarkable age in which we live, as eX
emplified in this marvellous attraction OF
useful and ornamental exhibits before
us. Permit me to offer you, Mr.. President,
and through you to your board of directors
n MD MOI INV JuQr a.
tons upon this interesting occasion. The
citizens of Minneapolis and of this state owe
you debt of gratitude for your great and
painstaking work, brought to successful
and happy elimination. From all of the in
dications our people as whole have been
blessed with abundant returns OF the harvest,
and venture to express the belief that they
will be enabled to take advantage of the OPP
portunities afforded bby this industrial ex-
position and visit it, testifying their appre-
citation of all that you have provided for
their pleasure and profit This industrial
exposition opens most auspiciously, and l
predict a success that will be most gratifying
to the projectors. 1t is, therefore. my great
honor and pleasure, DIN the name OF the pres
ident and board of directors, of the citizens
of Minneapolis, and of the people of this
commonwealth and the Northwestern states,
to declare the Minneapolis Industrial EXPOSE
ton as now formally opened.
The Machinery Starts.
The governor then stepped to the
electric button, and, pressing upon it,
gave the signal for the starting of the
machinery. There was rumble and
roar as the mammoth wheels revolved,
which was soon drowned by the eX
quisitc music of the band, and the Min
neapOlis Exposition of 1890 was opened.
The band programme for to-day is as
follows:
PART I.-2 P. NJ.
March - Minneapolis EXPOSE
oT m9n r n Wsber
William II. Smith.
Ten Minutes With the Old Minstrels.. Bowron
king Williams Hunt. .........D i KOniski
PART II.
Overture "StradeIla". ................ Flotow
Cornet Solo-"Churchon OMAN 49,. Hartmann
B. r. Church.
a. New Anna Polka. ...-...; Strauss
b. Morceaux notwithstanding
Solo tor Flute-Fantasia on Next
Max Guetter
Including Miserere-"n Trovatore;' Aria
La Traviata;" Cavatina = Macbeth
Aria--"Simon Boccanegra." Chorus: ''Neb'
1chadnezzar," Di Zingoria"Tro =,
Chorus: "Brindisi.' La Traviata'-''Tro-
yatore.''
EVENING.
March-"Col. Matthew'S 80. Reeves
Overture--"Zampa' ...... ............ Herold
Piccolo Solo-.'Lucretia" ........ De Carlo
Fred Padley.
Cornet Solo-''Brlght Star of Love- Robaudi
r. B. Church.
"reminiscences, from the operas Of. ...Balfe