St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-10
MINNEAPOLIS.
The EXPO A SLAYER.
Its Drawing Powers Increase
in Proportion as 1t Grows
Older.
The Court House Commits
Sioners Taking a Tumble
to Themselves.
The District Court Opens Up
a Big Calendar This
Fall.
The City Filled With Visitors
All Places Of Amusement
Thronged.

To-day marks the last day Of the second
week of the Minneapolis Exposition, and in
stead of falling off in attendance, as had
been anticipated by many, the people have
hocked to the big show i'll greater numbers
each day, and that i'll the face of several at
fractions that were calculated to draw their
share. Yesterday was remarkable for the at
tendance by out-of-town people who had
evidently spent the previous day at
the circus, and were prepared to
Rllot at least one day to the many sights the
Exposition had to offer, and it was pleas
ure TO see how well the visitors enjoyed
themselves. Many of them had probably
never seen such sight before, and the effect
OF the more startling features upon them was
amusing TO the more stolid people of the city,
the electric train seemed 10 especially in
terest them, and many quaint questions were
asked in regard to the tiny cars that speed
about propelled by an unseen hand.
But the greatest amusement, probably of
all was derived from the monographs. They
literally swarmed about the machines and
seemed 10th to leave them, even though they
knew that hundreds were behind waiting for
a chance to listen to the marvellous speaking
qualities of the little reproducerS OF sound
1t was impossible for the attendants
10 try and explain their workings for the ma
Jorlty OF them seemed TO insist upon the idea
that there was a trick somewhere, and no
number of scientific words or amount OF
electric Dhraseology could move them from
that belief. One of the new features con-
necred with these machines is the plan
whereby people are allowed TO talk or sing
Into the funnel themselves, and then let
them listen to the reproduction of their own
voices as they come through the tubes. II is
always interesting to visitors.
How they did stare at'the wonders of the
art gallery, and those who carried catalogues
were almost thrown into convulsiods, not SO
much by the pictures themselves as by tbs
prices marked opposite theirnumbers There
was one canvas that particularly took their
eye. 1t was the Norman milking scene which
was so llfellke to them as to make some of
Them thirsty for glass of warm milk.
OF course the ever practical farmer
noticed the fact that the maid in
the painting is on the left side
OF the COW, and one old fellow was heard to
remark that the man who man who made it
pver the supposed discrepancy has been often
heard before in regard to this same picture,
II is as well TO state here that it is matter of
history that in Normandy it is the custom for
The maids to milk on that side. The
artist, therefore, has only been guilty
lake quarto volume to speak of the
host of things that astonished the rural Wis
ltor to Minneapolis at the Exposition. In
pike the local visitors, they came early. stayed
late, and brought their lunch which they
enjoyed with as much abandon as though
shade of the trees in their own township.
From the, expressions heard on all
ndes, II Is safe to say that not one
1f them regretted their visit, or felt
ihat they had not been given more than
The worth of their money. The band simply
captured their fancy completely, and when
The lights in the tower flashed in unison they
grew open-mouthed in wonder, which was
Dnly increased when Yank Hoe and Madame
0mene performed their sword feat. But