St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-15
THE CHTLDREN'S CHORUS.
Exposition Features For tn
Week-NIOre Fireworks.

Exposition Features For the
Week-More Fireworks.
Nothing can possibly be more ex-
pressive of the splendid exhibition, and
special features at the Minneapolis Ex-
position, than the immense crowds that
have visited it during the past week.
Never i'll the history of this great enter
prise has the attendance been so large
as it was for every day during the week,
eliminating in that vast crowd Satur-
day evening, which at times fairly
blocked the aiSles for minutes at a
time. During the present week the
attractions will be as multitudinouS as
ever. Reeves band will give IFS two
concerts daily, and on Friday evening
special request programme that should
be the feature of all concerts given by
this truly great musical organization.
Willie Ketchum is to speed his wonder
full trotting dog ''Doc'' about the track,
giving races at $3.50 and $50 p. m. on
the pony track. A fine collection of
dissolving views has been secured,
which will be shown at $50, 4:30, 7:3O
and 9 O'Clock %. H.. in the amusement
hall, without extra charge. Yank Hoe
and Nine. Omene, who are to ill an en-
gagement with Hermann, the magician,
are still to be seen in their wonderful
featS, and thousand and one other
Interesting sights that cannot be seen
in whole day are there.
Probably one of the most interesting
parts of the great Edison exhibit is the
autographone, which exactly reproduces
the handwriting of the sender. When
its operation is seen it is quite simple.
The message is written by the sender OH
a paper which takes an indented i'm
preston. This is placed at one end of
the line upon roller that revOlves
vertically in plain sight. An arm of
brass presses a point upon the roll,
while another piece of paper, chemically
prepared, is placed upon a roll at the
receiving end, at which a point also
presses upon the paper. The rolls then
revolve, and as the point touches an
lndentation a dot is made by the con-
nection on the receiving roll, uutil dot
by dot the letters are formed, beginning
at the tops Of the letters. The tops of
the loop letters are all formed first clear
across the sheet, and little by little the
letters are completed when the base of
line is reached. When the message is
completed ard placed beside the origi-
nal, they are identical reproductions as
near as could be made from an impress
sion on a press. The invention draws
curious crowds daily. and all can not
help but wonder why the idea had not
occurred before to some electrician, it
seems so simple. Of course the ma
chinery connected with it is somewhat
complicated.
The electric heating and cooking pat
ents attract the attention of every one,
and none more than the visitors from
the country, who seem to enjoy the
doughnuts that are fried by the invisi-
BILE agency, and they will stand for
hours and watch the water bubbling in
the electric stewpan, or beg to be
allowed to iron one of the pieces of
linen with the electric iron. A rather
amusing incident occurred the other
evening. One of the visitors was hold
ing the iron on his palm while the at
tendant was explaining its workings,
and mischievous bystander turned on
the current. In shorter space of time
than it takes to tell the iron was
dropped, and some pure country cuss