St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-30

theater and all the places of amuse-
! ment can he seen.
Next comes the German village, the
largest allotment of space in the Plat
sance. There is no admission charged
to the east half, but 20 the west half it
costs % cents. There is a very good
museum, which may be reached from
either half of the village for % cents.
Some idea of the size of the German
village may be given by saying that the
sum Of the space is equal to that allotted
the Vienna restaurant, in conjunction
with which YOU may take swim in the
big natatorium for 30 cents. The piano.
rama of the Benrese Alps, 30 cents;
and the Turkish village, where there is
a mosque, i'll which no one is allowed.
Admission to the Persian tent is %
cents: to the Turkish theater. 30 cents;
Bed0uin camp, p cents. Here there is
a restaurant or cafe concert free.
We next see the great Ferris wheel.
and after passing under the Woodland
avenue viaduct, we are at the center of
the EplaiSance, and at the place from
which the drawing was taken. On the
right is a lecture hall illustrating the
science of animal lOcOmotion, the re-
ceptiOn hall of which Is free, but to 60
into the amphtheater or circus you
palace restaurant and museum, free,
theater 80 cents. Besides this exhibit
stands round building in which a
miniature OF the Eiffel tower is
shown. Back of these three
buildings, extending from the viaduct
to the miniature tower, is the famous
street in Cairo. The entrance fee be-
fore II a. N. is % cents: after that time,
free. Here there is a theater. the price
of admission to which varies according
to seat from p to % cents. The Egyp-
tan temple is part of the street, but can
also be entered Independently, as can
also the SOudanese hut. which last show
how the natives live. The price OF adj
mission to the temple is p cents, and 10
cents extra to see the tombs back of it.
At the west end of the street is the viii
! Iage of Algeria and TuniS, free admiS-
sion 10 museum, % to 80 cents for the
/ alter.
The Ferris wheel.
There is no need to describe this WON
der of engineering skill other than to
say it is to the worlds fair what the
Eitfel tower was to the Paris exposition.
Ihe price of a ride of two revolutions.
taking about thirty minutes, is 80 cents.
When at the greatest height (265 feet
fine view of the plaisance and fair
grounds can be obtained The
wheel stands IN the center of the
road. At one corner is the
street IN Cairo already described;
at another the Moorish palace. Admis-
sion to the palace Is % cents. i'll which
there is,a labyrinth of looking glasses, a
harem done in wax" number of
other wax work, two theaters, 10 cents
each, and a restaurant. admission free.
On the left is model of st. Peter statue
and st. Peters cathedral, a look at
which costs p cents. IN the rear of
this exhibit is the ice railway, on which
the accidents so widely heralded in the
newspapers occurred, and on which you
may ride for 10 cents a trip.
Since passing the last viaduct. the PX-
hibits have been much less regularly
and more picturesqueIy arranged, but
now going out of the Vienna cafe,
which stands to the west of tie Ferris
wheel, we once more enter the pIaiS-
ance roadway, and on either side the
spaces ale Systematically arranged. On
the right is the Kilauea panorama,