The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-11-09
\ Two Days glimpse at the
worlds Fair.

| this CITY.
EDITOR SAuK CENTRE HERALD II have
] shared IN common with the great ma
joritv 4 dscp-roeteti desire to behold
that wonderf tcreation of man 5 genius,
skill AMI energy as embodied in that
marvellous presentation. The Worlds
Columbian Eximsition." My time al
lowanee was limited, SO limited Indeed
that 1t were rauiest egotsm to speak of
| this or that exhibit as fuller, better or in
| anything more worthy Of consideration
| than another. Whenever may venture
to criticise it will always be with the
| conviction that my conclusions uponsa
larger acquaintance, might undergo
considerable modification though hope
they are never radically wrong. Yet
did receive impressions which it would
be hard to shake, though still tempered
with consciousness that larger intor-
nation than hasty glimpse could con-
vey, might radically alter.
Before all else, the Transportation
question enlisted my earliest attention
| and my reflections were many and some.
times conflicting. was now exalted,
III contemplation OF the present, to the
highest pinnacle of loyal pride, when
some exhibit of mans skill in the remote
past, would send shivering doubt as to
whether or no the evide1ce were full
and complete that mans skill and en-
lightenment today knows no parallel
Ill the past. | wanted to believe man is
i'll all things wiser and better than ever
before because this is not only satisfying
IN the present but it opens TO mankind
the gates to a happy future. Gives
proof OF uniform progression, you know.
The fac simile las exhibited) of Steph-
enson's locomotive, the Rocket, is full OF
interest as it brings to mind how rapid
transit has progressed, and is not un-
mingled with great respect for the mind
that Compensated the possibilities i'm
harnessed steam and then made the
harness and broke the coils. Icaunot
help giving Stephenson many times first
place, because no matter how wonder
fully powerful, tractable and beautiful
the modern locomotive, the greatest
engineer OF to-day always is handicapped
III the race through the necessity of
caging the lion, just as Stephenson did.
and he (Stephenson) discovered how to
DO |: and did it. That the English, Ger
man and Preach locomotives of course.
look odd, peculiar, eccentric and are de-
c'dedly dowdy is the quite general YER
dict. L was prepared to expect this
would, be my verdict but it was not
wholly s.. had read that the Englisb
locomotive was correctly described as
developing steam somewhere in what
appeared to bea square chunk of iron on
wheels, unSarnly to degree-comfort-
less, cherries, tor5idding in the extreme.
L was quite surprised to note in the for
ei9n exhibit of locomotives that the pic
ture had been many times overdra vn.
according to my notions OF beauty.
Whereas think, as a whole, the n odern
AMERICAN engine now attractive, | musr
say did not think the foreign exhibit
ia:King III beauty OF outline, which they
would greatly enhance by adding the
AIuerIcdn cuWcatcher. 1t, the CO wcatch-
Ell, is really an em beliishment and should
be added tor looks, ii Lothing more. The
E.:Siish "Empress Queen" is certainly a
magnificent looking engine. But must
say they 1.-THE foreigners) all show a
brutal disregard for the comfort of the
engiueer and hreman-no seat. exeept
Ill one case did note, or other decent
provision being attempted for their COM
tort. think i. was on the German To-
connective l saw two torbidding looking
iron chairs as though provided for the
execution OF telons and so made as dia-
bolically comtortless and as far removed
from where the engineer would, i'm seek
ing momentary rest, have wished them
placed. The designer must have had All
ingenious mind of diabolical mould. But
even here we see, though it seems over
strained courtesy to admit it. dawn
lag sense 81 that even engineers and
hremen may sometimes need momen-
tary rest.
We would like to inspect the passenger
coaches and we find the American pro.
vides every facility for our doing it
thoroughly and with the utmost com.
Tort and dispatch. We leave these
coaches warmed by the reception to
award them the highest need of praise.
We appreciate how thoroughly the build
ers have studied to provide luxurious
upholstering which readily adapts itself
to any reasonably desired position, re-
Ginning or sitting, and the endeavor to
reproduce in all things else the roomi-
ness and artistic completeness of the
most refined homes. This is the uniyer-
sal verdict.
Now we come to the English coach
and are prepared for what may happen
and are in hopes we shall see much TO
praise. From what can be seen without
entering we conclude the compartments
are too contracted for Comfort, but are
willing to admit we may be mistaken.
SO we will enter,,as is the evident need,
by door similar to that in a stage
coach, when 10! we encounter forbid
ding announcement, visitors must
secure pass" We would peek in, if moth
ing more, for we have no time to hunt
up the dispenser of passes; but it is more
than step to the foot board which
runs the length of the car on the outside
and from winch alone we may obtain a
satisfactory peek and we don't care for
all England to soil our clothes in the
Climb, Presently we see approaching
guard" or minister OF marine, with