The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-02-01

tive state, and cornfelds, now white
with snow, stretched in every
direction as far as the eye could
see. The great hocks of crows cir
cling over these fields was strange
sight to the children. who began
their fusilade of questions, answer
able and unanswerable, and the
supply seems inexhaustible, .ceas-
ing only when sleep closes their
tired eyes.
Rockford, fine little city OF
26, 900 inhabitants, made famous by
| its manufactures, especially of
watches, was our first stop after
leaving Dubuque, and Elgin, also
famous for the manufacture of
watches, and now suburb of
Chicago, was the next and only
other stop before reaching the
fourth largest city in the world,
where we were met by relatives
and spent three very pleasant days.
Saturday afternoon / took the
girls to Lincoln park to see the
museum, ZOO and botanical gardens,
which are the best west of New
York city, Preserved specimens
or skeletons of almost every animal,
reptile, bird and fish from the mas
todon to the tiny humming bird
may be seen in the museum, and it
would take weeks to read the names
and description of every exhibit.
The Zoo was more interesting to
the children, and the monkeys and
aquatic birds swimming in the ar
tiicial pools or perched on the
banks, attracted most of their at
tention. The most beautiful of all
are the botanical gardens, where
one may walk under the banana and
palm trees, along paths bordered
by many varieties of tropical flow
ers, creepers and ferns in all their
verdant beauty, separated from
zero temperature by single thick
ness of glass. No person who Wis
its Chicago can afford to miss the
wonders of this park when the cost
of seeing it is the small sum of 10
cents for street car fare to and from
the park.
The parks of Chicago are among
the few redeeming features of the
Windy City in the eyes of the sight
seer. The street car service is
accountable. The cars, with the
exception of the elevated, are al
most all little, stuffy, cold, jirky |
cable cars, with a motion like that |
of an untamed western bronco. / |
realized this most forcibly when |
entered car where standing room
was at premium and found my
self almost immediately sprawling |
in the laps of the few who were
seated, usually ladies, and was
considerably embarrassed until by |
observation | discovered that this
was the general custom, and that
the ladies, if residents of the city,
were so used to the performance
that they were not offended in the |
least, provided the offenders made
some slight effort to right them
selves after being literally thrown
into their arms. The residents of
the city have reason to be indig-
nant at the street-car service and
to arise in wrath against any at
tempt to extend the franchise of the
present company.
Sunday we attended services at
the Bush Temple of Music and
listened to the 10th sermon of DR..
G.. F. Hall who contributes his SER
vices; the rent of the theatre and
other expenses being paid by vol
untary contributions, The subject
for DR.. Hall sermon Sunday morn
ing was ''At the Table fthe King, "
and the gave be people who filled
the great theatre much food for
thought.
The severe cold and our limited
time prevented US from seeing