The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-31

put through their PAGES. There is also
an open exhibition ground where they
are exercised and their good points
displayed. Down in this quarter there
is something doing all the ti8Ee.'
Yesterday morning a crowd was at
tracted TO the open exhibition ground
by the antics OF an exceedingly beau-
tifui and intelligent black horse. 1t
waItzed. cakeHalked. jumped fences
and did a number Of other clever tricks
without any uttered command from its
rider It is noticeable that quite as
many women as men are TO be found
in this part OF the fair grounds view
ing the fancy cattle Here the horses
that have taken part IN the races are
brought by their Jockeys VINO walk
them up and down while the crowd ad-s
lnires-
Fortunes Told. of Course
The fortune tellers appear 10 do a
thriving business. The visitor can
have his fortune told in variety OF
ways. a familiar feature of the fair is
the Syrian woman with her pigeons
trained to pick up bits of cardboard
supposed to contain the fate of the re-
cipient. This Syrian and her birds
have attended q number OF state fairs,
so now she and the pigeons are rightly
regarded as Institutions. On one OF the
streets near the pike gypsy, fantas-
tiealiy attiTed. beekons the passing
visitor in to have his palm read for a
quarter and a steady stream pours into
her tent
Next TO the fortune teliers, the tim
type man IS probably kept the busiest
in the state fair grounds There is
more than one OF him, and there are
also siIver-tengued haWkers whose
flights OF eioquenee cause many 20 be
tempted. The visitors picture is
printed on a button while he waits.
and If he has the quarter TO spare he
obtains not only picture for himself.
but one 80 give TO his best girl and one
for the folks"
There are many other attractions to
catch the stray pennies OF the visitor.
Two kinds OF merry-go-feunds invite
the frivolous One Is simply an I'M
nlense oval platform so arranged that
with every revolution it luEches from
side TO side The other is the regufa-
ton kind with fantasticaIly carved an
inials on which the passenger seats
himself These make their dizzy reyo-
lutions to the strains Of sweet music
The Ferris wheel is provided this
year with canopies shaped like uIabrel-
las Owing to the fact that the sun
has shone but little since the fair was
opened. these canopies appear a useless
luxury. The Ferris wheel is apparent
iy a popular amusement. for its cars
are seldom empty.
One Miserable Man
The information bureau man is
probably the only miserable individual
on the state fair ground W. P. Nc
Govern, who is in charge of the bureau,
7sx7rr
expeced 10 know the name OF every
exhibitor and the location OF every
exhibit ON the state fair ground Mr.
McGoyern endeaEoFs to furnish infOF-
nation concerning the time OF the diff
ferent trains that enter and leave the
city. the addresses of boarding houses
in Minneapolis and ST Paul, the leca-
tion OF the state fair buildings and OF
the different newspaper buildings and
similar information. But yesterday,
when he was asked if a visitor, whose
name was given. had arrived, he was
compelled 10 answer that he did not
know the individual. The questieHer
forcibly expressed his opinion of the
uSelessnsss of the information bureau
The Nights Entertainment
The grand stand during the yaude-s
vile exhibition and fireworks last night
was one OF the most attractive sights
OF the fair as viewed from the infleld.
Tier after tier rose the faces TO the
back row of the main stand and ball
cony and then three rows deep staRd-
ing behind the seat holders
The lawns were packed tight and the
bleachers at the east end of the stand
We're seas of faces.
The programme was cut short on ac-
count of rain that fell between and
o'clock. but the pyrotechnics were
much better than they were the OPEN
ing night as far as the set pieces and
the destruction of St. Pierre were con-
cerned
There was a horse race and a few
turns on the stage and the crowds
were suddenly dismissed with the
goodnight signal which was burned
across the cement lake.
Police Have Busy Day
The police had a busy day and night
and when the dust had settled were
TWO sheets full OF prisoners to show
for the activity of the force. Many of
the prisoners we're full also and forty
seven OF them were incarceTated on
charges OF bringing liquor into the
grounds, either internally or in their
pockets.
One coach load of the employees of a
big shoe factory of St. Paul, consisting
Of thirteen young men, started TO visit
the fair in style. They hired a talIy-ho
coach and bought three cases OF beer.
All went fnerrily until after the coach
had Deen admitted to the grounds,
when it was discovered by the watch
ful enaissaries of the law that there
was eontraband aboard and forthwith
there were arrests.
Each of the young men was able
TO give a So bill as evidence Of his good
faith when he said he would appear
and answer the charge and all were re-
leased.
Eight mora or less youthful prisoners
were charged on the sheet with jump
ing the fence
So far the dips have not showed
Up in working form Few reports of
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