The sun., 1893-08-03


! Its power at u distance on account OF
the fineness of the work. 1t must be
/ examined closely to be appreciated.
In the rear portion of the display is a
large sixteen-sided pagoda constructed
after the style Of the Saxons with q
clock tower in the top. On each OF
these panels or sides of the pagoda il
worked In wheat and straw representa-.
tions of flowers and foliage The whole
pagoda is canopied by a siXteen-sided
roof
The specimens Of grain for exhibition
are placed in eight double glass-ffonted
cases and in four octagonaI cones in
which are shown 800 specimens of
grains and grasses. The specimens for
competition, numbering about 800, are
1 placed In racks where the Judges can
| observe them and handle them for in
/ spection. There Is u complete exhibit
i of 10000 specimens of insects harmful
| to crops, prepared by Prof. Luger, of
! the State university. Actual. sections
of the soil from twenty of the leading
agricultural counties of the state are ex-
| hibited In glass cases. A complete dis
| play of the products of amber sugar
/ cane made in glass jars occupies q
| conspicuous position. Indian corn in all
| the principal varieties raised in the
state is shown in two long glass cases
near the front Of the Minnesota pavil-
=. lion.
/ Among the collection Of wheats which
E! will be upon exhibition are the Erlau
! wheat originally introduced from. Bo-
hemia by n Minnesota engineer, who
plucked 4 head of wheat from a grow
Ing field while travelling in Bohemia.
The wheat is very early and healthy
and Is of peculiar brown color. The
Austrian Klattau wheat is on exhibit
! ton, the cZar and kaisar, also new va
rieties of wheat. One of the most pro-
! life of the new wheats is Whitney's
/ S0-fold wheat originally grown in the
Shonkin valley in Western Montana by
| General Passenger Agent Whitney, of
the Great Northern road. All of these
| specimens are of the hard variety. 9th
er specimens are: The champion, the
peerless, the imperial Saskatchewan
and the Kildonan, the latter being a re-
susitation of the old Selkirk wheat i'll
| troduced originally by the Selkirk col
Ony near Fort Garry.
The vegetable display will not be
made until later in the season by COM
mon consent of the Northwestern states.
| The Northwestern states certainly cap
ture about all the glory there is in ag-
ricultural displays made in the agricul-
| tural hall.
Minnesota WOmen's Auxiliary
Board.
| The trouble in Minnesota Woman's
auxiliary board has been settled by the
action of the state board in declaring
| that Mrs. Hunts election as both secrc-
| tary and installing officer was invalid
| because Mrs. Winston acted as alter
nate for Mrs. Clarke when she was not
duly qualified as such. Mrs. Winston's
! vote elected Mrs. Hunt to both these
; positions. Mrs. Hunt has turned over
all the books, papers, lists, etc, in her
possession, and Mrs. Stebbins, who has
been duly elected by a majority of the
wOman's board as installing officer of
the Minnesota women's exhibit. The
trouble originated largely from the fact
that the principals were often absent
from meetings and their alternates on
such occasions acted. When the princi-
pals afterwards met they were ig-
norant Of what the alternates had done
at other meetings, and might go over
/ the same ground. There has also been
. IecllLS5 DclWC6u MIS-.
Greenleaf of Minneapolis, vice presi-
dent o. the auxiliary, and Mrs. Clarke
, of ST. Paul, president of the auxiliary.
The Minneapolis contingent have been
bitter in some remarks made and the
feeling now that the matter is settled
is not the most congenial in the world.
The threat is freely made that the
trouble will be made an issue III Min
nesota politics in the years to come.
The South Dakota building was
dedicated July II. Coy. Sheldon with
his staff was present. Buffalo Bill,
Maj. Burke and the Indians of the
Wild West show We're present. The
building was thronged with prominent
citizens of South Dakota and visitors
during the exercises. Rev. T. D. New
house of Huron made the opening
prayer, Gov. Sheldon delivered a long
speech thoroughly covering the history
and the resources of the state, in min
erals and agriculture. Mrs. Baker of
Huron made speech in behalf of the
women of the state. Judge Palmer of
Sioux Falls delivered the grafton of
the day, and eX-Attorney General w.
| tempore speech. The band of the Sec
ond regiment of South Dakota state
militia furnished the music for the oc-
fasiQ1 and F4cefYed numerous encoEess.
The building was very properly and
tastefully decorated with flags and
bunting. Supt. Brown presided at the
meeting. Gov. Sheldon gave very sue
cessful informal reception after after
the exercises We're completed
Ralph Mckenzie.