The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-03
The FAIR is OPEN |
Continued From First Page.

slightly prejudiccds Wit is one of .experf-
ence. and the sunlight which beamed on
| his countenance in the great rush of an
unusual day Is perhaps the best evidence
of the successful opening by one who Is
! Qualified TO teii-tand II there is anything
about the state1 fair business that Mr.
/ It's ndall deesn know ii is not written in
| telligibly in the books. MONS stf.f
| There Is so much that Is excellent that
| tYseemS impossible to tell what lis best ar
| the fair, and also what on the opening
| DAY pleased the people most Perhaps
the show may pc classified into three
| principal sdivfsiorfs-that which edu-
! Which combines botn - sfi;1 -
| The opening day may be said to have
consisted very much of the last named.
veit, the star of the day one may smile
! at his exhibition Of teeth, stand erect at
his iirTnness, recall his unfort6nate mix
up In the New York board of police COM
nnissioners, his bravery at San Juan. his
| literary career, his reported prowess as a
hunter, his family affairs. winch the
press has "a! made public; his civic, private
| still popular figure, and he was at ali
times the center of attraction
| But Roosevelt did not hold the boards
atone alone oo, Ihe head of the army of this
! shone in the cast; supported. among other
| notableS, by Gov. Van SAINT and former.
/ Gov. Ramsey. 1t was appropriately said
to be very happy thought upon the
part of the governor to call attention to
i the presence of the old war governor.
who occupied box in the grand stand,
and whose name called forth a dernon-
! stration by the audience when his pres
ence became known
| SOLDIERS ATTRACT ATTENTION.
Unusual attention was paid to the DIS
tinguished guests of the DAY The bows
| who wore the UNIFORM of Uncle Sans
| for the greatest attention. II takes a
| uniform to be popular with the gentIer
| sex, even if 1t isn't war times. With
tue men, too, tne soldiers exhibition
! made hit. The First regiment OF nine
companies. about SEQ men, showed a
discipline in the review which made plain
I the tale. OF what they did in the, Phil
! 1ppines. even though the dark brown ran
] of the tropics has left them and they are
! now as light conplexioned as though
| t nley came a from arete lands. Gen. Charles
t cry inch a WARRIOR
/ With Capt. Larsen in command of Bat
! terry ~. and Capt. Seqnett leading Bat
| terry B. praneffig horses dragged the
battalion, .w'hasBisHas under the com
mand of Gen. Lambert, and making lust
| as fine an appeafaHae eafne Company Of
| engineers. The engineers don't have the
enthraillng display of other branches of
! the service, but yesterday they looked
| 2the sta lwart nfasfaa I'D which has won the
! enemg.s +adpairat ion for American arms.
| But the fair is not. made up solely, Of
! public officials &fhflieary displays, or any
other small: gFetlps 1t seems to have a
IasLs OF Wnoless lot Ina tastes like more,
I If there were room for it.
| Where to begin in telling about the
| other things is difficult Again, affairs
Of entertainmeffs;s Of amusement mt and slp@ of
potn eenainsd4E Tshes midway offers al
most everything from a monkey toto
I everything and anything The i1aechani-
| cal exhibits pFevfse about everything
/ put endless metipnsseand offer suggestions
| at that. Agricultural specimens make
ore think that SIRE enough, ia rrlerse live
! underground. 81 x 4h1
or fruits and vegetables there is no end,
Inc great new horticultural and agri-
cultural building, erected this YEAR is
| hlled to the doors, and the exhibits there
| viii be a revelation to the visitors from
| the drought-strieken states to the south
afa-M and The east, too. Even Illf-
holS ana iowa Will have to how DOWN and
Yield the palm to Minnesota this year.
HORSES, CATTLE AND SHEEP
The sheep department. is filed forever
I snoWlnS, the additional barn facilities be-
t ing Quite 9inadequates Accommodation
nae to be provided for more than 200
mead addltional An the prominent breeds
are represented and the Minnesota
breeders sare9'te.the front with spme spec
cIaIly Ene exhibits. Southern Minnesota
VIII be especially Epfohffeft in this de
m; Minnesota ne hoFsemep sare out in force.
The Defaiiceys, Of Mortified, iold-tfme
exhibitors, We're among the first on the
GROUNDS with coach and draft hoE5es
a NUMBER of exhibitors are on hand with
ponies Dfean sizes and breeds bidding for
the favor of. the children as, we'll as their
elders. Barrett & Zimmerman of ST.
y Paul, are making a fine tlispIaV II q
Seeley. of Brookdale farm, Lyon county
Is showing number of Chackneys and
some line drivers produced by crossing
the haekneys with the Hambletdnians, a
combination which gives style and action
With speed ThR first yhibit o.
DAYS seen on the grounds for MANY years
is being shown by the Willowbank Stock
farm, of Stockwood. The company has a
| fine string.
The feature of the cattle department
wall be the two national shows of the
Hereford and Shorthorn associations,
The two associations will probably bring
together in the neighborhood of 1900 head
or cattle. The fair association has erec1-
ed an immense tent and amphitheater. in
which the judging Of these cattle will be
zone. Ire tent will seat comfortably il,
the neighborhood of zoe people. In the
center is the judges stand, and around
TINS are grouped number of show rings
each fenced off, so that number Of
nerdS can be shown at the same time
Adjoining the show ring the MANAGEMENT
has put up a smaller tent for the aeco-.1
mediation of the stockmen, and fitted if
up as an Office and writing room
IN PLACE ON TIME.
For once the exhibits in the Exposition
oe1--- AS are all III pace on time. Outside
of the Displays by mercantile Concerns
some of which aFesyery elaborate, the ex-
hl6lt of the state game and fish commits.
sion is the most Conspicuous featura.
There are thirtyatwo tanks in which
specimens OF every variety of fish native
to Minnesota waters are shown The
stuffed specimens of birds and animals
range all the way from the heads of
moose and elk to grouse and snipe
In the penitentiary exhibit are three
l1e-SlZed fguIeS rep esenting king and
queen on throne, attended by courtier,
which are made of manila and sisal.
There are also the usual exhibits of
clothing, high school apparatus etc,
made ny the conylcts. The exhibit from
the st. Cloud reformatory includes a fina
display of green house plants, and yege-
tables, blacksnithing tools, tinware.
clothing and stone monuments.
The state institute for detectives shows
from the school for the blind some fine
and from the school for the deaf an
elabor ate display of wood carving and
other specimens of manual school work.
The state training school shows farm
tailor shop and cabinetwork. etc.
The new agricultural building was the
subject of much favorable comment yes
tie. day. 1t was erected at a cost of SIS COZ
ana is the greatest of the new arch
Hectural features of the grounds Its
prominence from every point ofzview is
not the only attraction to it, Ones sense
of smell would prove magnet. The en-
chanting arena of fruits drew many teere
yesterday The sense of hearing alone
left out of it's attractions. for after smell
ing and seeing what there is one wants
to. touch and taste.
Among the things which are particular
ly pleasing to theyleye, and which was
particularly appropriate to yesterdays
military feature is tan imitation of a cas-
tie tufret with guns 9protruding. all made