The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-11-26

Preparations fsr Nsxt xsar's
Yelled Prophets Parade
ST.. Lotus. Nov. 10. There was one
public place In st. Louis whore the hot
election excitement was at6nce 20 sus-
tanned and relieved that people Of Ill
classes, by the Thousands, sought u 70
rest, sure at tho Same time. that they
would be Kept informed Of what vas
going on In the national straggle-
This was in the Exposition building,
at tho great cbryssn themum show
The hall n IN immense one, end the
flowers were placed ON round plat
form In tho center. with promenAdss
around and about through them. All
around the hall. people sat In the
opera seats watching the pretty scene
made by the mas of flowers and tho
beautiful costumes Of the women, who
walked with their escorts In black
and white. The election returns
were shown from the platform at short
intervals, and every decisive announce
ment of o victory for ono party or the
other was bulletined rs fast as tho
wires brought 1t to the newspaper
offices down town. Besides the florists
several millionaircs had this time en-
tered the prize competition, which 10 .
feature of the show. The prizes, spart
from the honor, are worth having for
the money value. This year they
amount to over $4,000. Horticulture
in St Louis has grown TO some imam
cial importance In the last ton years.
and the florists say that the LIGHTHOUSES
Of the city now represent value OF
more than 81, soc, 900.
There will be q great change Id the
election methods of st. Louis by tho
time another Presidential electlonrolls
around. This election has shown that
the vote of the city has got beyond the
laws which were made to handle II ten
years ago. In the matter of rogistra-
ton this is particularly true. Even BY
employing all the clerks he could got
into his Offices, the Recorder of voters
was unable to manage the increased
registration. He says that he win in
troduce into the next legislature, . bill
dividing the city into three election
districts, with registration Office In
each one. These Offices will DO about
five miles apart, and some of the voters
of the city will have to travel ten miles
to reach them even then, but. tho
change will mako 1t possible to regis
ter the entire vote Of the city. This
year, that could not be done. and thou
sands of men were waiting their turn
to get to tho windows of the Office
when the books had TO be closed to
comply with the law, so that thepoll-
lists might be printed in time to be
used on election day.
The stranger in st. Louis who, WALK
ing by the den of the Yelled Prophe
sees CLEAN of light inside the my
terious structure, and asks what
means, Is rather surprised to hear tho
men are there engaged In arranging
the procession for next fall But 1t II
true. No sooner is one pageant over
than work begins on the next First,
| the subject must be chosen. Then tho
designs are made for the floats which
illustrate the general idea. Then, trust
worthy mechanics, who have yearly
| salaries, and who know how to keep
secrets, go to work on the plans Of the
designers. Their part of the work will
begin before the winter Is over. The
artists who make the designs personal.
ly superintend the building OF thu
floats, SO that the most minute detail
of the sketch shall be exactly what ID
wanted. All this is very expensive, Of
course. The man who stands on the
street on Yelled Prophets night, and
sees the procession and the illumina-
tions that set it off has not the least
idea that his tour OF pleasure has cost
a hundred other men year of thought.
and something like hundred thous-
and dollars