Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-08-24

on the plaisance and should be stop
ped at once.
For the first time since the fair was
opened, the south side of the grounds
Thursday night had its share Of iIlum-
ination. Thousands of gay-colored
Chinese lanterns swung from trees and
posts around the anthropologieal
building. The caravels kept open
house. From every part of their rig
glng hung many colored lights. The
yard arms and short masts were re-
splendeut with brightness and q band
stationed near at hand discouIsed mu-
sic during the evening. Illuminated
launches ,floated in the south pond
and on every side were life and color.
Every Thursday evening hereafter the
south side will be Illuminated, and it
is the purpose of Mr.. Millet and his
associates to make the back yardn of
the grounds as attractive as any other
portion of Jackson park.
An interesting feature of last Thurs
day evenings entertainment was a
Soudanse sword dance. Five Bedouins
from the desert Of Sahara took part in
it. They were led by an old skeik,
Prince Meeroali Haafoosh, who in his
own country is the ruler of a large
tribe. Mock duets were given with
some brilliant passages at arms. The
weapons were Arabian cimeters. With
lightning rapidity the Bedouins whirl-
ed their swords abode their heads and
around their bodies until the Furnished
steel appeared as circle of light. In
one part of the performance, the Shiek
defended himself against the combined
attacks of his four companions. Beset
on all sides aud with only his rawhide
shield as guard, he easily kept his as
sailants at bay and finally beat them
back, defeated. Another new feature
introduced WAS series of plantation
melodies sung by the J. Augustus Caro-
line Jubilee society, consisting of ten
colored performers. Their music was
appreciated ny the crowd and they
were frequently endored.
A force OF workmen now have posses
sion of that part of Jackson park where
Gas You Like It" will be produced on
poets day, Aug. 25, and have begun
preparing for the event. The grounds
have already been staked out. Now
that the cast has been arranged the
work will be rapidly pushed. At the
production Of the play Henry Lee will
read as prologue to the production an
original poom by Chicago journalist.
The following named well-known
theatrical artists will comprise the cast
of "As You Like It:n Rose Coghlan,
Kate Claxton, Nj ude Harrison, Helen
Bancroft, Alexander Salvini, Charles
Coghlan, John GIendining, Clarence
Handysides, Charles Stevenson, John
Il. Sullivan, Ed. J. Henley, Sandow,
James Powell, G. v. Seabrook, aud
Stuart Robson.
The foreign commissioners who are
going to Dakota to see the 10000 acre
wheat field harvest will leave Chicago
Aug. 23d at midnight. They will go
eighty miles up the road, where they
will go into camp until daylight in or.
der that they may. see the country. AT
noon Aug. "a they will stop at the dells
of Wisconsin and make two hours
excursion in carriages looking at the
scenery. From there they will go to
St. Paul, arriving at $50 in the morn,
ing, and will be entertained by the
mayor and citizens OF ST.. Paul and
shown the sights OF the city. On the
26th they will be entertained by citi
zens of Minneapolis, leaving on the
following morning for Grand Forks
and arriving at Larimore on the morn
ing of the 29th. Here they will take
carriages and go out into the country
and watch the harvesting of the IL, 900
acre wheat field. At Larimore th,
excursionists, representing, as they
will, the most widespread and far
reaching agricultural interests in tn,
world, will have ample opportunit,
for personally judging of the tests sus
tained BY reaping, binding and thresh
ling machines used in modern agricul
i tnral work. ea