The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-06-08

-hither and thither, turning out linens,
ginghams, cotton and wooden goods and
silk fabrics of all kinds; or else it is the
steady stitch, stitch, stitch of the sewing
machine, which in one part of the build
ing is being run by power in making
shoes, in another, to make collars and
cuffs, another on manufactured goods,
and other articles too numerous to men
ton. Then you see huge engines for
propelling machinery or driving theeIec-
trio batteries used to light the darkest
night. Presses and type machines, which
are at work to show the visitor how the
news of the world is collected and con
densed for their approval or disapproval
Over yonder is watch making industry,
where all grades and sizes of good. bad
and Indifferent tickers are being con.
structed; still further on you see sec
tion devoted to goldware. Here YOU
pause andwetoh the young ladies-being
more attractive than gentlemen they
| make better statesmen gold
beads while you wait for them. Still IN
| another direction you behold mighty
wood machines at work chewing up
| small blocks of walnut, which, when ia
ken from the machine, are shaped for a
paper weight, and bear upon the face a
facsimileof some building on the fair
grounds. But life is too short-som
thing like the pencil with which we
| write-and space too limited to 90 into
more extended details. If you visit the
fair, and of course you will, after you
have finished reading our write-ups. ma
chinery hall mustSe given your attention
for considerable length of time. But
let this fact be indellibly impressed upon
your mind-there is no large structure
upon the grounds, unless it be the gov
eminent building, that can be seen in
one day.
firing of sight seeing of this order, our
little band made for the Midway Plat
sance-pronouncedp leas-aunce, with the
last syllable accented to give it a French
pronunciation. Here you enter street
over a mile in length, on either side of
which are to be found myriad of at
fractions, some worth the price of adj
mission; but all worthy of an inspection
for those who can afford to make the
outlay, as by visiting each one you can
save trip to foreign countries and at
the same time secure very good idea of
how different nations spend their time
at home, see them in the house, the shop,
at their various trades, become familiar
with their customs, their costumes, their
habits and their mode of living.
To the left as you enter, you see the
Irish village, and what native Of Emrald's
Isle would not go thither, or who is not
interested enough in this down trodden
race, who would pass them by. You
enter the village, which is built in the
shape of castle with interior courts,
and there you see typical Ireland. Every
phase is represented from the beautiful
peasant girl at work upon her lace to the
more refined ladies who are arrayed in
| silks and satins. IT'S here the pig in the
| parlOr will be found as we'll as the seller
of the famous Black Thorn stick, which
you purchase for 81. You pass through
the store, the junk shop, the weaving
rooms, out to the open court which you
cross. and enter Barney Castle. After
ascending steep spiral staircase you
| find yourself some seventy five feet above
| terra frma and have fine view of the
fair grounds and Midway district. The
day our party visited the castle ourIrish
guide informed us that the Barney Stone
had not yet arrived. We were disap-
pointed in not being able to hang by our
toes from the roof and press our lips to
to the relic. Had we been able to have
done SO, we could probably have given a
better desert ption of what we saw and
how we saw it. Retracing our way. to
the exit, we continue down the thorough
fare stopping here and there to see some
really noteworthy object. For instance
the Captive balloon, Ferris wheel, Daho-
mey village, Algerian and japanese vii
lage, Streets of Cairo, Panorama of the
Alps and the Burning Lake of the
Hawaiian Islands, Moorish village, Effel
Tower. Libbey Glass Works, Egyptian
Glass Works, German Village and War
Museum, and over 100 other curiosities
that all claim from 10 to so cents admis-
sion, and all are interesting. In another
letter we will bring to view some of the
interior sights in other main buildings
and also tell of the attractions in Midway
Plaisance that should be seen, or are
worthy of the price charged. F. E. B.
VIII the railroads reduce rates?
That is the question the people, the
Exposition managers, and even the rail-
road officials themselves are asking.
The slight reduction of twenty per cent
does not strike a popular chord, Bus