The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-07-13

hospitality Of the state buildings of
Wisconsin and Michigan is a marked
feature upon the grounds These TWO
buildings are always open to receive
the public, Sundays as well as week
days and as long as the grounds are
open at night Visitors are given the
Tree privilege to eat their lunch at all
times Tim and plenty Of chairs are supplied
g 4 furnish mi everyone with a seat.
s5. .f5.. North Dakota
52 y orth Dakota is a comparatively
young state but the push and en-
terpriise Of her citizens and the wide.
awake g wa Sc characteristics Of the board
Of managers an. have borne most sex-
ceient fruits in furnishing a state.
building gu here and general exhibits
Wnlch IN her particular lines Of display
are second to none. North Dakota
calls calls herself the bread basket Of the
world and well she may do so as the
natural habitat almost Of the best
wheat OF the world The style Of ar
cnltecture employed in the construction
OF the state building shows excellent
1aste: 1t IS American colonial with a
sd &c classic front-a portico sup
ported by four large, Ionic columns
Two stories In height, supporting a gal
lery in front Of the second story.
Inc ground space occupied by the
structure is 50 by so feet. The
whole lower floor Is thrown into ono
exhibit room, in which it has been the
aim of Supt. Dickey to lay particular
stress upon two displays, namely that
OF wheat and forage grasses. The chief
displays are made in. five pyramid
shaped booths, two Of which are de-
voted to grasses and three to grains.
Ihere are displayed 800 specimens of
grasses belonging to 40 genera in these
booths. All the specimens Of wheat
grown in the state are displayed in the
straw and also threshed In wide bow
windows at each end of the building
Is dlsplaycd growing wheat held up
right by wires in a network. The in
terror decoration is all constructed of
grain and grasses, showing a greater
profuslol than any other state building
upon the grounds. The walls are decor
ated by grains and grasses arranged
II poW-shaped forms to represent wall
paper. Upon the north wall is a
horses head through an inverted horse
shoe worked in grain, also prairie
chickens and other birds. On the south
wall is the head of a Durham bull
worked in the same way. There is also
a perspective drawing of two sheep
worked in the same manner. The most
interesting relic displayed on this floor
or perhaps anywhere upon the grounds
is the historic quilt worked by Mary
queen of Scots just prior to her execu-
tton during her incarceration in Holy
road castle. It has descended to the
oldest daughter IN each generation from
mo- ~ - /
unfortunate queen bequeathed it as
legacy for sublime faithfulness of
servant even unto death. 1t is now
owned by a daughter Of Senator Bid
lake of North Dakota, who is in charge
OF Midway Plaisance upon the grounds.
This relic is shown in a glass case
with specimens Of exquisite lace and
needlework which was made by resi-
dent ladies of North Dakota. At the
rear of the building is check and
lunch room, the exterior sid.s of which
are constructed Of glass. There are
many paintings and pencil sketches
upon the walls and fine collection
Of painted and decorated chinaware-
the work Of ladies of the state Speci-
mems Of the grains and vegetables Of
North Dakota are displayed i'll glass
jars. A taxidermy exhibit. of the
state is placed around the room at con-
venient points and inches of advantage.
Large chunks Of the celebrated fire
clay used for constructing the arches
i'll the fire boxes Of locomotives and
for making pottery are displayed: At
the head Of the first flight of stairs
is hung the celebrated painting by Carl
Gutherz Of St. Paul of 4 harvest scene
in North Dakota, for Which the United
States government paid $4,000. The
second story is occupied by reception
rooms elegantly furnished by Fargo
and other county seats, commissioners
rooms and a reading and newspaper
file room. The building is an excellent
example throughout of what may be
done by the expenditure of only SILL
0OO. The whole exhibit is very char
acteristic of the state and far more
creditable than many other states have
tn three times the amount of money
available for North Dakota's use.
North Of the building, upon tue green
sward stands a stuffed specimen Of a
Dakota steer hitched to an old Red
river cart. It is an interesting relic Of
the time when vehicles Of this kind
Nclc CAlC O4ly utdlS VI lAduSpOL C<AtAOA
in the Red river valley, now the gar
del spot Of the great Northwest It
was concerning this exhibit that some
of the worlds fair commission objected
on the grounds that a cow was not
conducive to the looks of the landscape.
The reply was characteristic and
brought them off the perch to the eff
feet that people who did not know the
difference between a cow and an OK
were not good judges of landscape
From South Dakota. r.
South Dakota, the land of tin, in
which is situated the only successful
tin mine on the western continent. 1t
is also the state of that marvel Of the
geologians- the black hills country with
it's curious petrefactions, boundless cav
ems, rich minerals, and unnumbered
beauties. It is the country par excel
lance Of flax and corn, orators and di-
vorces. Certainly here is to be found
one Of the most interesting exhibits
upon the grounds. The state building
is so by 100 feet and runs up two sto-
ries in height. There is court OF lob
by in the center running to the roof,
which ic onvnrod with, a. S1<v1ipht So