The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-10

The attendance on the manufactur-
ers' exhibit in Market hall yesterday
afternoon was so great the people not
only filled the enormous hall almost to
suffocation, but were packed in mass
way down the steps and into the street.
There were fully 1900 people in at
tendance upon the exhibit from the
opening hour in the morning till the
hour for closing yesterday. The ex-
hibits at which samples were given
away, had the abilities of their at
tendants tested to the utmost, and many
were turned away.
The ladies for the day were Mrs. J.
B. HoXsie and Mrs. B. w. Freeman.
Following Mrs. Armstrong; demon
stration there was rush for the plat
form, and the samples were eagerly
sampled.
Glass, Flowers and beads.
In her eagerness one Of the women
upset a handsome glass vace filed with
roses. The roses and water and many
bits of the broken glass lodged in a
larger platter of green peas which had
short time before formed the dressing
for some salmon outlets. Four or five
women with silver forks in hand We're
devouring the peas and the presence of
a little water and pounded glass ap-
appetites. They continued their meal
as contentedly as ever till one of the
ladies came and carried away the plat
ter.
Juggled n Biscuit.
At Groff's booth during the morning
a countryman and a biscuit, which was
hot, were the principals in as pretty
little Juggling match as has been
witnessed in ST Paul for some time.
The biscuit was buttered by the way
and made several rapid and skillful
trips to and from the mans mouth be-
fore he at last swallowed it whole.
When next seen he was patiently
awaiting his turn at the X-ray ma
| chine.
There We're hundreds of people at the
X-ray exhibition all day, and one funny
| old man became quite indignant and
declared the hand he saw through the
lens was not his, and he wanted his
dime back again.
What to Eat put in an appearance
during the day, chaperOned by Mrs. M.
]. Clifford. AS was to have been eX-
pected there was not a dearth of sub
| Scribers.
Mr.. Whellams, the secretary, has in
vented and had displayed a railroad
window screen, which is a decided i'm
! provement over the usual window
| screen to be found on railway trains.
Change in Programme.
Before the afternoon gathering broke
up Mrs. Oppenheim announced that to-
days programme would be changed a
little. In the evening there will be
| demonstrations of childrens and in
valids foods, and in the afternoon Mrs.
Armstrong will talk on salads.
Ice Chests in Demand.
| Gen. Mason was an interested visitor
| to the exhibit yesterday, and made a
! thorough inspection of the Bohn Man
ufacturing Co.'S Patent Refrigerator,
with the view to buying one.
The new hotel at Grafton, N. D., will
be fitted out with one of these large ice
chests which are used at the exhibit for
! the safe keeping of the china used in
the cooking demonstrations.
A local merchant looked the ice
| chests over yesterday, and when in
formed that they could be regulated
to 3S degrees, said his old one was bet
| ter it registered so degrees.
1t was reported that the children
actually cried for more of the pasteur-
lied milk given away so generously by
the Pioneer company, which has it's
factory at Rush City, but buys all its
| supplies in st. Paul.
The Swift Button.
A. D. White, from Chicago, is in the
city in the interests of Swift & Co., and
made himself popular with the ladies
yesterday, when he gave out the Swift
button. Swift is also giving away
handsome cards advertising their hams
and bacOns.
There was no musical programme in
the afternoon aside from some i'm
| promptu piano solos, one of the men,
bers of the quartette announced to ap-
pear, being i'll.
Caught the Children.
At Griggs e Cooper's booth the chill.
dren assembled, attracted by the sam
pies of fruit preserves which are of
fered At this booth fragrant coffee is
served, fully 5000 people having beer
cared for yesterday.
How to Cook Bread.
The demonstrations given by Mrs
Armstrong yesterday were the best
given so far during the exhibition, and
while a little too long, perhaps, were
listened to with interest and attention
by hundreds of women representing
the home-makers of the city and the
foundation of the social life here
The attention given by both men and
women was the closest and most
earnest, and this has been one of the
things most to be noticed about the
whole affair; the earnestnesS with
which the people in general have &C
copied it throughout.
On the verdict of these people the
manufacturers know rest the future
of their products.
Mrs. Armstrong spoke on wheat as
a Food" giving many reasons why
wheat, while being one of the most
universal of foods, was. in many ways
one of the best. Minnesota flour was
analysed and was used in making
the bread and rolls.
In making bread Mrs. Armstrone
said: Use warm milk, yeast and
flour, when setting the bread, but dc
not put in shortening or salt till it has
risen the first time, as it retards the
progress of rising. Use a very little
sugar. Shortening is a matter OF
taste. If water is used, little fat is
needed. The use to be made of the
bread should determine whether mill
or water is used. If 1t is one of the
chief articles Of diet, milk should be-
used to make it richer, but when useG
with other foods, water is as satisfac.
tory. Shortening may be used with
the water, but is not necessary witt
milk. The fat when put in must be
melted and warm but not too hot. i
is quite important to use earthenwar,
in which to set bread and not tin
Never use tin. You cannot get the
same even temperature and also ru1
the risk Of getting particles of the til
; into the bread when scrapping the yes
sell Use a wooden nad6lo for coro =,