The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-06

OF AerOnaut Cash-The GuideIess
| Wonder Made Another Pretty
| Race - Various County Exhibits
| Are Quite Elaborate and Attract
tive to the Home Residents.
Twice as many people yesterday enjoy
ed more than twice as entertaining pro-
gramme under somewhat more congenial
conditions meteorologically than was
vouchsafed to the loyal ZOO who assist
ed to open the state fair Monday.
1t is estimated that fully 20C0G people
were on the ground during the day and
| evening, and in spite Of the fact that
cold wind made it somewhat uncomforta-
BILE for those who had not come prepared
for such an emergency at nightfall,
large share of the people stayed for the
evenings programme, which was splendid
in every detail, and gave eminent salts
| faction to the hosts who had been many
of them disappointed seriously in the
rain soaked fiasco of the evening pre-
| vi0us
Everything went smoothly in Manila
last night-even the trolley car-and
| there were no accidents, while the better
conditions of ground and sky lent to the
military maneuvers incidental to the pro-
| duction that distinctly unquenchable en-
| thusiasm which the FrenchInan calls
| "elan -
A serious drawback in the afternoon
for which the management of the fair
| disowns responsibility, and which was
speedily brought to the attention of the
| public in the grand stand, but not until
| after there had been hundreds of the
worthless cards sold, was the issuance by
| the concessionaires of a programme which
was of about as much use TO the lovers
of the horse races scheduled as a Choc-
| taw hymn book would be to blind shoat
studying -Sanscrit. The card conveyed the
information that the 2:3-cIass pacing race
| was for a purse of 81 600, and also averTed
| that No would have yellow as his col
| ors, but as to whether No. Is horse was
a bay or a chestnut, or whether owned
] in Kalamazoo or Two Harbors, was not
I revealed.
That No was maroon was apparent to
those within sight of the track. although
possibly those who were color blind did
not give the subject any special atten-
ton. 1t was promised that the score
cards would be made right today.
! AA4C iASH WLiQ prevented InS ascension
| of Aeronaut Cash, which was a disap-
pointment to many of the visitors but it
| was with the utmost difficulty that the
| air ship was prevented from burning as
| it lurched over upon the blazing fire, al
| most, and precluded the possibility of a
| start before nightfall.
| The guideless wonders made another
| pretty race, but the diving horses have
| as yet failed to edify the crowds, on ac-
| count Of some difficulties with the tank,
| which IS not really tank at ALL but a
| hole in the ground with tarpaulins thrown
| in it to keep 1t from leaking. But it not
only leaks, but caves in, and as yet the
amphibious equines have had no oppor-
| tunity to show themselves.
| Social features of the day of interest
were the reunions of the Territorial pio-
neers, who occupied the institute hall in
| the forenoon, and the Eighth Minnesota
| regiment of the Civil war; who gathered
| in the afternoon at the same place
| The Federated Women's clubs held an
| other interesting session at their build
| ing.
VARIOUS COUNTY EXHIBITS.
| Great interest attaches this year to the
county exhibits and the contests for the
| winners share of the 81. POO prize offered
| by the State Agricultural association.
Each year witnesses increasing rivalry
| among the competing counties and new
| entries in this competition. There were
seven entries in this department this year,
all represented by excellent displays The
| judging among the counties was conduct
ed by Prof Atkinson, of the Iowa state
agricultural school, who concluded his
labors last evening, when lie Sueur coun-
ty was declared the winner of first place
To Anoka was awarded the second prize,
and Stevens county captured third place.
The $1,000 prize is divided pro rata among
the contestants.
In addition to the society money the St
Paul Commercial club gives $500 to the
highest scoring county and 500 to the
county ranking second. Following are
the scores of the different counties:
LIE Sueur, .99; Anoka, "a; Stevens 81;
Polk 81; Olmstead, .S4; Houston, 81;
Rice, .76; st. Louis, 70; Otter Tail, II;
Carleton, .54.
Beltrami county made a splendid strug-
gle for a place with only an agricultural
exhibit. The display was delayed until
Monday night and for this reason it could
not be entered in fair. competition with
the other counties though 1t possessed
sufficient merit to deserve high praise.
Prof. Atkinson will today pass upon the
farm exhibits, of which there are num-
ber in the county department
LIE SUEUR COUNTY EXHIBIT.
LIE Sueur county has an advantage in
poSltlOn, In that Its pretty pavilion stands
near the entrance from the midway
The exhibit, too. Is one of the most di-
versifed displays in the county competi-
ton, and furnishes one of the most at
tractive features of the department. The
display Is housed in pagoda constructed
of grains and grasses and is prettily deco
rated with different products of the fer
tile county. The pagoda occupies prom
inent place in the center of the county
display department and shows to excel
lent advantage. Half way to the top is
wall of grasses and grains in the shock,
making the compartment effect of the en-
closure perfect. The roof and ceiling are
composed Of amber cane, from which sor-
ghum is produced. On shelves encircling
the outside and running up in tiers on
the inside are the many products dis
played.
The display is directly in charge of
W. H Stewart, of LIE Sueur, but is really
the work of the LIE Sueur County Agri-
cultural society, which organization coll
lected. the products and arranged them
for the prize contest. Every product of
the county Is shown. For pillars of the
pagoda there are large stacks of green
corn, grown on land that has been under
cultivation for nearly forty years. The
stalks are laden with clusters of big-eared