The Lamar register., 1892-11-19
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER
The suecessfai chryssashs"sn
Preparations for SsAs
vailed Prophet's Parade

Tn. successfal Chryssathemon ee"
Presentations for Nszt HsArs
yelled Prophet's Parade
Sr Iorrs Nov. lo-There wAs ono
public place in St. Louis where the mol
el.c,ion excitement was at once 80 sus-
tanned and relieved that people OF All
cI.s.e,- by the thousands, sought II TO
r..t .ure at the same time, that they
-on,a be kept informed of what vas
going on In the national struggle.
This was in the Exposition building
at the great chrysanthemum snow.
The hall is IN immense one, ana tne
soUers were placed on round plat
t,r,, In the center, with proinenades
,r,pna and about through them. All
around the hall, people sat in the
or,era seats watching the pretty scene
n,5e nv the mass of flowers and the
h,.p.iful costumes of the women, who
walked with their escorts in black
"a ybi,e The election returns
we're shown from the platform at tshort
intervals, and every decisive announce
ment OF victory for one party or the
other was bulieuned as fast rs the
wires brought IL TO the newspaper
os;ces down town. Besides the florists
several milliouaircs had this time en-
tered the prize competition, which Is \
feature Of III, show. The prizes, apart
from the honor. are worth having Tor
the money value. This year they
amount to over $4,000 Horticulture
In s.. Louis has grown to some hnan-
rial Importance in tho last ten years,
aud the florists Nay that the hos-hosses
Of the city now represent value OF
more than s., s9o,ooh
There will be great change In the
slectlon methods Of 81 Louis by the
time another Presidential election rolls
around This election has shown that
The vote Of tho city has got beyond the
laws which were made 20 handle IL ten
vears ago. In the matter Of rcgiS;ra.
lion this is particularly trae. Evcn by
EMPLOYING all the clerks he could set
ia,o his oaiecs. the Recorder Of voters
was una bic 10 manage the Increased
registration lie says that be viii in
t-oducc into the next legislature, hall
dividing the city into three election
districts. with registration o'itce In
zach one. These uf3ccs viii Be abou,
ave niics apart, and some % tho voter
d the eity viii have TO travel ten miles
10 reach them cvcn thea. bat the
change will make it possible 20 Trgts-
ter tho entire vote uf the city. This
ycar, tha; could not be done and thou
sanas OF men were waiting their turn
to get to the windows Of The of;loe
whon the books had 20 b closed N
comply with tho law, 30 tha; the poll
lists might be printed IN time 10 be
used on election day
The stranger ia s. louis who. walk
ing by tho den of the Nciied Prophet
sees = CLEAN Of light inside the uys-
ter!ous structure, aud asks What !;
means. Is rather surprised 70 hear that
men arc there engaged n Arranging
the procession for next fall Bat IL Is
true No sooncE is one pageant over
than work begins 90 The aext. FIRST
the subject must he chosen. Tnen the
designs are made for the Goats which
illustrate the genera idea Then, trust
worthy mechanics. who have yearly
salaries, and who Auov how 20 keep
sec-rts, 20 10 yyo--l on the plans OF ,ho
deSigncrs Their poF. Of the work Will
begin before the SviEtrr Is over. The
artists who make the designs personal.
ly suprriatcud the building Of the
foa;z, 50 that the Iaost minute detail
Of the sketch shall be exactly what Is
wanted All this gs very erpr Rslve, OF
course The man who stands on the
stree; on Yelled Prophets aighL and
secs the procession sui the illusniaa-
tons that set It OF has not the lsAs;
idea that his tour of pleasure has cost
hundred other men year of thought
and something like a hundred ihogS-
aud dollars