St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-13

to them by the woman's board. Elegant
paintings adorn the walls, con-
tributed or loaned for the purpose
by patriotic citizens of the state,
and in the ladies' reception room there
is stained glass window. designed by
Mrs. Weston. and contributed by the
ladies of Duluth at cost to them of
S4O0, Tiffany, the manufacturer, having
reduced the price on Mrs. Weston's ac-
count from 500. The figure on the
window is Observation-Disclosures Indian
maiden of perhaps sixteen years. She
is dressed in her best attire, her hair
neatly combed. She wears beads, neck
lace and scarf and other ornaments con-
sistent with Indian habits and good
taste. About the figure is quotation
fr ON Longfellow:
I And he named her for the river,
From the waterfall he named her,
Minnehaha, Laughing Water"
In front of the building stands a
statue of Hiawatha, contributed by the
school children Of the state, who raised
$4,000 for the purpose in penny SUBJ
scriptions. 1t is interesting to see the
+; children, as they often do, stop and ad-
mlre the statue. and to note with what
pride they say, ~ contributed a penny
to that, and SO did Jennie and Georgia,
my little brother and sister," Hiawatha
is holding Minnehaha in his arms, and
on the base is another quotation from
Longfellow:
! "Over wide and wandering rivers,
In his arms he bore the maiden"
In the gentlemen's reception room
there is fine and costly painting of
Minnehaha falls. In Exhibition hall ar e
many rare, interesting and instructive
Indian curios, including articles of dress
and war, rute agricultural implements,
medicine bags, etc. Indeed, almost
everything to be found in Indian treas
uries, including scalps of white and In
dian victims, are to be found in this
collection. There are also photographs
of noted Indians, and large and valu-
able painting of the Indian massacre at
! New Ulm. The Indian schools are we'll
represented, and show a wonderful ad-
vancement on the part of the Indi an
| tribes now Interested in the arts o
peace rather than in war or the chase.
The collection of animals shown by
means Of the taxldermist's art is very
large aud valuable, and shows almost
| every animal known to the forests and
prairies of the state. The fowls are in
like manner shown, and some of the
covies of prairie chicken and quails are,
as the ladies would say, just lovely.
And the flowers have not been neg
lected. Mrs. Hunt, wife of the superin-
tendent, contributes 5000 specimens,
beautifully arranged and labeled. A
painting by May Wood, of Detroit, shows
over 300 varieties OF the native flower
of the state and in everything where it
can be appropriately introduced the
state flower, the moccasin takes its
proper place. A drinking fountain.
made of Kasota stone, stands near the
| entrance in Exhibition hall, and its sup
ply of ice water never fails. From re-
mote ends of the ground visitors come
by the intramural cars. even, to partake
of its waters, and every one sounds the
praises of the state on this account, for
ice water Is not to be had for money,
even at some of the restaurants, though
abundant provision has been made for
pure and wholesome water in tanks To-
Gated everywhere.
Duluth occupies much space in Exhi-
bition hail in the way of relief map of
st. Louis bay and Duluth city and har-
Dor. Though reduced to comparatively
small scale, an attempt has been made
to show about ten miles of Duluth's
surroundings. which requires about
twenty feet square of space. The map
shows the magnificent harbor system
which give over fifty miles of dock
frontage by means of slips or canals,
which have been or may be deepened
from the shore, extending in some in
stance nearly 1000 feet into the bay to
the dock line established by the United
States government. Beyond this line
the United States is making elaborate
Improvements in the way of deep
ening the basin and providing for
the safety of shipping. Indeed. the