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g&fc* DIFFERENCE. There's a great deal of praise of the mil lionaire, Whose lunch is of cheese and bread, And a great deal of fault with his young cashier, Who feeds off a two-dollar spread. But the millionaire breakfasts at half-past eight. And his chef has five thousand a year, Wliile the cushlei turns up a boarding house plate, And looks at the hash with fear. And lie knows there'll be hash at supper time, too, And the thought makes him crosser than sticks, But the millionaire has his four-course menu kt home just a quarter past six. Chicago Record. STORY OF A SPECULATION. Mr. Gallivant Works a Tip for All It is Worth. Mr. Gallivant liad a tip. It came to him under conditions of great sjeerecy. He was not to say a word about it to his best friend, and, above all, not a hint, not the faintest remotest sugges tion of a hint, to his broker. At this time Mr. Gallivant's circum stances were highly satisfactory to him self and his friends. He had bought sugar at 76 and and sold it at 128, and he had bought Manhattan at 132 and sold it at 179. He was now building a house at Tuxedo, a schooner yacht at the Herreshoffs' he had a nicely filled vault at a trust company's, and an im pressive balance at his broker's. Mr. Gallivant's career as a man of affairs had afforded him a large ex perience with tips. He summed it up in this way: "A true tip is just so much gold coin, and no one but a drunken man, a born fool, or a woman will give it away women don't often have it to give, and so when you get a tip you want to study not so much whether it seems probable, as the con dition of the chap that gave it. That's the test of a tip." It was the test he was now endeavor ing to apply to the tip he had received that evening. It was long past mid night, and he was standing in the draw ing room of his apartment with his back turned to the blaze of a hickory fire. "Funny thing about that Follipot." he said "funny about my being in such a crowd, anyhow. Now, let's see. Coots came into my office and says: 'Wife's going to have theater party want you to come along dine Delmon ico's six-thirty.' I says: 'Sorry, dear boy, can't go previous 'gagement.' Didn't have previous 'gagement really, butI don't know that Coots much, don't know's wife 'tall what'd he want t' ask me for? Well, he says: 'Must go, dear boy, must go great party "Lady Windermere's Fan wonderful play Wilde, you knowchap that wore pantalets, Fauntleroy stylesmart play all 'bout bad men and swift girls spicy.' I says: 'Very kind, love to go, but can't, really 'spepsiacan't eat see thingssalted pecans, olives, sweet breads, terrapinwant 'em all get sick.' He says: 'Dinner light hurry, you know can't let you off lovely party two young ladies, one fair, one ilaik have choice.' Now, what'd he want t' insist like that for?" Mr. Gallivant looked around him, and felt aimlessly in the direction of his vestpockets after a cigar. Presently he found one. With great deliberation he cut away the end of it. He struck a nvitch ind miffed awav earnestlv r,"If imyself m? *Z i Le iod of reflection, "I'll be hanged it shouldn't believe him. Things sound so natural. Stock's been paying per cent no reason why it's been sell ing sso low. They could move it up jjasilj All they need is to stand stiff ind altogether. Now he said there was meeting here yesterday between the Now York and" the Western people. Well, I happened to meet two of those Western fellows on the street yester day morning. Then he said that Dick Uaslier, the king of the street, was in the deal. Well, I happened to stumble ua upon Rasher and Bowles, the princi pal man in the trust, at luncheon in a private room at the Savarin. All that hooks togetherfits close but what did he want to go and tell me for? I'd never exchanged a dozen words with Follipot before Tb-night in m' life. In terrupted my talk with golden-haired girt, too, to tell me. Lovely girl Coots right about that. Girl with views, opinions, and things. Thought play wicked, thought human nature gooddidn't know Rasher, I guess. Don't want to get squeezed by a fellow fike Rasher got no bowels, takes fiend ish delight in smashing poor devil like me. Follipot is an assno doubt about thatand that's so much in favor of the story. Well, I'll stop thinking and go to sleep. If there's going to be a movement in whisky to-morrow, I *vant my head where it will work." Mr. GaMvant when he reached Ms office the next morning, had decided pot to buy whisky, logically there seemed every reason to credit Fillipot's tip Follipot was one of those clever voting fellows who serve their Mghest function by filling in at afternoon teas, and he was known to be well liked by the Bowleses. It was entirely within the probabilities that he might have ob tained information as to the plans of ttie whisky trust people, and he was lust the sort of man to enjoy the posi tion of a knowing one in the eyes of a practical gambler like Gallivant. But somehow or othor Gallivant's instinct was against making use of the tip, and Gallivant was very slow to resist Ms instinct. He did not intend to operate heavily that day, and gave less attention than usual to the telegraph instrument on his desk. Tickers Gallivant despised. He had begun life as a train dispatcher, and he never could overcome his love of the music of he telegraph instru ment. The one on his desk was Ms guide, philosopher and friend. It con nected with the Exchange and with his broker's office, and gave him the in formation of every transaction" in stocks the very second it occurred. No mat ter how busy be was with other things, Jts click. click-click, click-clicK-click was always intelligible. He might be chat ting with a friend, reading the morning papers, writing letters, or what not, but the voice of the telegraph instru pient was borne over all into Ms con scioiisnoss- Mr. Gallivant gave the morning to his correspondence. He wrote lettei after letter, paying no heed to the mar- turned Ms head quickly around from side to side as if to shake bis faculties into their proper places. "What's that!" he exclaimed. "One thousand shares of whisky sold at fifty seven! Gone up two points! Gosh!" Mr. Gallivant grasped the instrument and began to ask questions. he had heard correctly. Whisky was strong. Not much trading as yet hold on, another sale had occurred at 57 1-2! Mr. Gallivant drew a long whis tle. "That fellow Folhpot told me the truth!" he said, sharply, "and with what I happened to know myself I ought to have gone in. I've lost a fortune already by being too slow. Hey! Still higher! 57 3-4! That settles it." Mr. Gallivant placed his order at once. "Buy me five thousand shares of whisky as close as you can. Buy quick!" He could not repress a feeling of anxiety. Somehow it seemed as if the crisis of his business career were upon him. It seemed as if another "down" were coming. He had acted against instinct, and that had always resulted in misfortune. To be sure, five- thou- sand shares were not many, and he could close them out the next morning at a profit. But this he knew he would not do. He had started on a course of speculation in whisky, and he must go with his destiny. Mr. Gallivant believed in destiny. He did not believe he pos essed the physical power to give his broker the order to sell Ms whisky the next day. "I'm in tMs tiling to stay," he said, as he started for the Knickerbocker club "when I get out, I shall be a millionaire or a pauper." The elaborate dudes at the Knicker bocker club were surprised to see Mr. Gallivant among them. Still more surprised were they to see Mm and Follipot go off into a corner and mys teriously confer. Follipot occupied with a business matter was unnatural and disturbing But Follipot assumed the role of a man of affairs with cred itable skill. He knitted his brows, and twirled Ms thumbs, and nodded his head with all the seriousness suitable to the discussion of grave matters. He told Gallivant all he knew. A syndi cate had been formed of heavy men in and out of the trust to run wliisky up to eighty-five, and to hold it there. Rasher was surely in it. So was Knob bles of Chicago, and Stump of Pitts burg. They were ready to absorb, if necessary, three hundred thousand shares. Bowles had told him all about it as a matter of friendship and in order to give Mm a chance to make some thing. He had mentioned it to Galli vant because he had taken a fancy to Gallivant, and felt like doing a friendly thing. They went over the de tails several times and from several points of view. They had dinner to gether, and Gallivant finally arranged to carry one thousand shares for Fol lipot, while Follipot was to continue his amiable relations with Bowles. Then Mr. Gallivant* went home. "Yes," he said, "it's all right. Follipot is only an ass, that's alljust a nice, decent, pleas ant little ass. He is the right material for the conductor of a true tip." Whisky rose steadily, easily, surely. There was greata trading. Mr. Galli- st J 1 a ou Folhpot said," he remarked, after a was great tiatnng mi vx^x last vantantnef ??J? a winMng or losing $30,000 a point. When match ana PUTICa away earnestly. whole fortune in whisky, and was and with a cackled "Wk dear" i let think about what !_,,,. ssnnm .nt. When haste, ana wim a cacmea lata, aeai, ran offe without the customary salute. W Dro ha io Na ur bets. At last he grew tired, dropped broker's. In another five minutes his Uls pen, threw himself back in Ms chair, block of whisky was on the market stretched out his legs upon his desk and sold at only seven points less than md began to nod hi reposaful slumber. the highest price the stock had ever The telegraph instrument clicked away attained. His profits were ail he conld Industriously, and Mr. Gallivant offset have asked or reasonably hoped for. it with a low, bass snore. Suddenly he startedopenedfcfcseyes, reached a cool half-mill a tn confidence of despot, alln secretive, he allowea no one but Ms broker to know of Ms transac tions in whisky. He made few inquiries about the stock or the operations of the pool behind it except of Follipot, and every day vindicated his judgment. But one morning at a meeting of a board of directors, he encountered a heavy operator, who startled Mm with the question: "Hope you're not do ing anything with whisky, Gallivant?" "Oh, no, nothing at all," Gallivant replied, in the most unconcerned way. "But why do you ask?" "If you are, you'd better stop and take your profits." "What makes you think so?" "The pool is weak." "How do you know?" "I can't tell all I know. "Tell half." "Well, there's a little fool named Follipot^-know Mm?" "Yes." "He hangs around Bowles." "So he does." "Well, when the pool started in to bid up the stock, he w,ent around to a lot of people telling them all about it." "The devil he did!" "Yes, he told me. I came near act ing on what he said, too, when I saw the stock rising, but I happened to find out that he had told at least a dozen other fellows." "No!" "Sure. Of course Bowles sent Mm to do it." "Very kind of Bowles." "Very. The information was true, too, so far as it went. But you notice there have been queer fluctuations." "Yes, so there have." "Well, Bowles and Rasher, Knobbles and Stump, are queer men." Mr. Gillivant thrust Ms hands deep into nis trousers pockets and meditated. "They're as choice a firm of cut-throats as ever took to the highway," he said. "Exactly. They haven't even the honor that prevails among tMeves," "You mean," said Galilvant, "that they intend to 'do' one another?" "I mean that they are at it already." Mr. Gallivan1- walked over to the ticker. He locked at the tapes. He returned to Ms chair and glanced sharp ly at Ms friend. "Well?" said the friend. "Whisky has fallen three points this morning," replied Gallivant, "and 80,- 000 shares have changed hands." "Somebody is getting from under see?" Mr. Gallivant made no answer. He was thinking. "Nice young man, that Follipothon est young man. Nice fellow, Bowles, to send you notice of the movements of the pool. How much did they pull you in for?" "Thirty thousand shares," said Galli vant. "Well, save yotir skin while there's any left to save" Mr. Gallivant's instinct now began to operate with a force and directness which assured Mm of its perfect condi tion. In five minutes he was at his But they did not satisfy Mr. Gallivant. Ke had something yet to, doto come out of whisky a millionaire and to pay his respects to Mr. Bowles. If he had made money, it wasn't Bowles' fault nor Bowles* intention. He had been drawn in to be despoiled, and Mr. Gal livant's large and well developed hu man nature began at once to work. He sprang on a limited train for Wash ington and spent the night in conversa tion A%ith some of his country's patriotic servants. They nestled in a little back room at Chamberlin's, and talked of the wickedness of trusts. They were of one mind. They were satisfied that all trusts were an invasion of the people's rights, and an infraction of the laws, and that the wMsky trust was the worst of all. The heavy hand of the government should be laid upon it. Mr. Gallivant returned to New York that same night with a smile on Ms face and a curl in Ms mustache wMch bespoke a serene and cheerful disposi tion. The next day he sold 50,000 shares of wMsky short. Two hours later a message came over the wires that a Joint resolution to investigate the wliisky trust had been introduced in the senate by Senator Bloke, and in the house by Congressman Sharper. The price of whisky certificates fell ten points. It went on falling. The reso lutions were sent to a committee and it fell more. They were reported fa vorably, and it "slumped" again. They passed the house, and it dropped still lower. They passed the senate, and it was down below the point at which the upward movement began. Mr. Gallivant made another trip to WasMngton at about this time, and again he met his country's faithful servants at Chamberlin's. He carried with Mm a checkbook, and he explained to them just how to tell a tip when they ran across one.New York Trib une. AN UNKISSED KISS. The Worriment It Caused a Man and His Wife. They had been married years and years, yet never had he gone away from the breakfast table in the morMng without a good-bye kiss, until a friend came to visit them, one of those cyn ical time-soured bachelors who find fault with everybody and everything, and decide for themselves that the whole scheme of creation is wrong. The friend did not say anything at the time, although the kiss jarred on ftiis sense of the proprities, but he wait ed until he had his host by the ear, so to speak, then he said: "You seem to keep the honeymoon pretty well, George. Must be a deuced bore, too, when the romance is over." Then good, weak George began to get wabbly in his mind, and had a silly fear that his friend was making fun of Mm. "Yes," he said, as he lighted a cigar, "it is rather a bore, don't you know, but the little woman expects it." "I dare say." resumed the friend, "but 1 wouldn't coddle her any more if I were you. It's tootoo domestic, you see, for tMs age. Makes a man seem spoony and weak." "Yes, I've thought so myself. Guess I'll turn over a new leaf with the lit tle woman." The littjle woman, who had more sense in her littlenfinger tha, George l5 i i breakfast napkin his plate rose in ha earned another 5,000 shaies, men i uttl bod wft greatl sur whe he husban thre Bu sh didn't say anything and bided her time It came sooner than was ex pected. George went home at night without the friend, who had returned whence he came. At dinner George was silent and morose, ana the little woman asked: "Anything gone wrong to-day?" "Yes. Everything. Lost $20 out of my vest pocket." "Too bad, but it might have been worse." "Then I mislaid some valuable papers that I carried in the inside pocket of my coatit's just been one of my wor rying days, don't you know." "George," said the little, woman in a calm, sweet voice-, "don't you think it all happened because you went away without a good-bye kiss? I've had a worrying day, too-,, and I laid it all to that." "By Jove, little woman, I believe you're right. Queer, but I really believe there's sometMng in it!" "And here is the money you dropped it on the flooY In your hurry. And tile papers are probably in your other coatyou know you changed this morn- ing." "That settles it. Httle woman," and George gave her the kiss he had omit ted in the morning with interest, and if the friend could have seen it he would have gnashed Ms teethbut he didn't.Detroit Free Press. Letting Htm Have It. Among the passengers on a suburban train the other day was a woman very much overdressed, accompanied by a bright-looking nurse girl and a self willed, tyranMcal boy of about three years. The boy aromsed the indignation of the passengers by his continued shrieks, and kicks, and screams, and Ms viciousness ^towards the patient nurse. He tore her bonnet, scratched her hands, and finally Mt her in the face without a word of remonstrance from the mother. Whenever the nurse manifested any firmness the mother would cMde her sharply. Finally, madame composed herself for a nap, and when the boy had slapped the nurse for about the fiftieth time a wasp came sailing in and flew on the window near his seat. The boy at once trieSto catch it.^ The nurse caught his hand and said/coaxingly: "Harry mustn't touch wasp will bite Mm!" Harry screamed savagely, and began to kick and pound the nurse. The mother, without opening her eyes or lifting her head, cried out sharply: "Why will you tease that child so, Mary? Let Mm have what he wants at once." ,"But, ma'am, it's a "Let Mm have It, I say." Thus encouraged, Harry clutdhed at the wasp and caught it. The yell that followed- brought tears of joy to the passengers. The mother awoke again. "Mary," she cried, "let Mm have it." Mary turned in her seat, and said. "He's got it, ma'am!"Tit-Bits. A Firm Believer^-*""^ Bishop GullemYes, it is a good work, and I trust you believe^ln main taining foreign missions. tainin foreign missions ?$ ^Yritfl" "Indeed I do. Why, papa^sees Mr. ?Jlee|7fn6 Cleveland every day about one."Life. 1 THE GREAT EXHIBIT gf^f NORTH STAR STATE. The Educational Exhibit the Equal If snot the Superior of Other P*' StatesThe Agricultural ExhibitThe Fores- try Exhibit. Jackson Park, Special Correspondence -The aim of the Minnesota board of world's fair managers in making exhibits at the world's fair has been to take great pains with those displays in which Min nesota by nature is fitted to excel all of the sister states. Of course this observa tion applies mainly to exhibits which have been made ia the general buildings of the Columbian exposition in direct compe tition with other states. The two ex hibits in which in the opinion of the man agers, Minnesota has the best chance of excelling are the agricultural and educa tional. In these two lines Mmnebota has tor many years been in the lead, and if she cannot now make an exhibit which will surpass all competitors it will be a great surprise to many of her citizens. It was was a well known tact that at the New Orleans exhibit Minnesota had in every respect the most cieditable edu cational display ot any of the states and she cannot now aftord to lose the envi able reputation which she then estab lished. The large educational endowment ot Minnesota, her rich university and flourishing normal schools ought to be able to make an exhibit which would compare very favorable with the older in stitutions of the Eastern states. Minne sota is also credited with possessing some of the brightest teachers and educators of the Northwest. Most of them are young and energetic, partaking largely f the spirit and enterprise of the business in terests of a state rapidly increasing in wealth. It is to the public schools of the cities and the common schools of the state that the best exhibits must be looked for. Our higher institutions have older and richer colleges and normal any of them. It is well known among educators that many of the Eastern teachers in the public schools get many ideas and suggestions from the Western pedagogue. Especially is this true in school architecture and the interior fur nishings and comforts of school buildings. The educational exhibit of Minnesota has been directed mainly in the lines o dis play of actual school work as performed during the sessions of the school. There are also upon exhibition pictures of^the different school buildings of the largest cities of the state. There have been, however, but few models placed upon exhibition of any school buildings, al though the Minnesota university and Carleton college have placed upon exhibi tion plans of their curriculum, and draw ings of their grounds and buildings, which are attracting a good deal of attention. The classification of school work has been made by the teachers of the schools which are represented in the exhibit. It displays a very close and careful selec tion of exhibits for the walls of the space allotted to Minnesota. Most of the edu cational exhibits which I have seen em brace an endless and apparently dis connected wilderness of specimens that lead to confusion and detract much from the effects of really meritorious work. The space given to Minnesota is arranged with six alcoves on each side of a cen tral aisle, upon the walls of which are hung the best specimens of work, while other displays are made in revolving cases and in portfolios. The first thing that strikes the beholder in the display is the preponderance of drawings, models, etc., kindred to the fine arts. These drawings, paintings and models are ad mitted to be equal and in many instances superior to the same class of work dis played by normal and technical schools in various parts of the liberal art build ing. There are many instances in which improvement could have been made if more funds had been at the disposal of Prof. F. T. Wilson in charge of Minne sota's educational exhibit. The lack of funds is, of course, noticeably, particular ly in the placing and hanging of the dis play which sometimes suffers on account of its setting. schools to compete against, bat the pub- are placed on eight double glass fronted lie school system has nothing to fearJrom cases and in four octagon cones, in which will be shown 800'specimens of grain and grasses. The specimens for com petition, owing to the fact that they will have to be examined' by the judges on awards are placed in racks. There are also 200 specimens of1 On one side of the central aisle are booths devoted to serving and cooking, to wood and metal work, wall paper de signs, illustrated botany lessons, illustrat ed language lessons and map work. On the other side are alcoves devoted to country school exhibits, photographs of public educational institutions, normal school work, Carleton college exhibit and State university exhibit. The college exhibits are yet incomplete and thus far are not up to the standard set by the public schools of Minnesota or that set by other colleges of other states. All the exhibits on the walls are placed under glass except the wood and metal work. The schools of the state which have con tributed most to the display are Minneap olis, St. Paul, Duluth, Stillwater and Winoaa. The Minneapolis exhibit ex cels in carved and general wood work, in designs for wall paper, in sepia draw ing work, in pencil and India ink sketches and in display of sewing work arranged bv Miss Susie E. Sirwell, of the Minneap olis public schools. This last mentioned) display seems to be a novelty in so tar as state educational work is concerned and has no duplicate anywhere, their Ticinity in the liberal arts building. The exhibit embraces all kinds of needle work displayed in glass cases* besides speci mens of the kind of work required of each pupil during the three years course. The St. Paul schools have excellent ex hibits in water colors, in illustrated lan guage work, in crayon work, in relief map work and in sewing work. They excel the other exhibits the first two men tioned. Duluth appears to have made a specialty of relief map work and erayon drawing, in which they excel. Winona has upon exhibition a small glass case, in which are specimens of the woods of the state and of the birds of the state prepared by the pupils of the public schools, which are a credit to their in structors. Minneapolis public schools ex hibit a very creditable display, of mod eling, which is also a novelty in educa tional training of a public and general nature. The educational displays through out the building are very backward in their products, but so far as can now be seen theNorth Star State has nothing to fear from competition. Agricultural Exiblt. Minnesota is the banner wheat state of the Union and her exhibit is at once artistic and profuse in variety embodying her .great agricultural wealth in minia ture arranged so as to give an ufc of thegreat natural beauty of her fertile wairies and rich forest lands. In six veaSshehas raised nearly 300,000000 bushels of wheat and in one pf them, she yielded over (50,000,000 bushels. This wheat is, as every Minnesotian knows, tie best groNvn in the world. The design of the exhibit is so made as to utilize a limited space to the fullest degree and for that reason from an outward point of view everything appears crowded, lhe work of arranging the exhibit has been very slow, owing to the fact that it has been the aim of George Purvis, in charge, to make as artistic a display as ,possible and to correctly label every specimen of the four hundred individual exhibits of cereals and grasses. In addition to this there is a ear load and a halt ot pre pared specimens of grains and grasses secured bv Supt. L. P. Hunt, which are Xlabeled PThe exhibit has thus an educational as well as an-artistic side. Prof. Luger has also his complete r0Dgerlloanegrasses. and scientificallyeat* la- His. ffltological collection, selected with a Tfew to botr the insects which ariw destructiveessnoalso t0,^1? farmers' productions OF THE I mbitJem. The design of the pavilion is based upon the Madafine palace of Paris to some extent, commonly known as "Napoleon's Temple of Glory." It Will when completed show five tiers of arches, embaying twenty-six decorative colors, each pillar different in design and decoration, yet harmonizing? throughout, lfie front presnts a unique and striking appearance embodying these collossa! arches supported by four ornamental pil lars, all of which are highly decorated and carved. The center ai'efi is sur mounted by a star, which is constructed of wheat and corn, and represents the arms of the state. The outside arches are each surmounted by a large eagle with extended wings, constructed mainly of corn husks. The archways and' pillars are embossed and ornamented withgrain, leaves and grasses indigenous to Minne sota. The corner pillars have worked upon them in heads of wheat in almost perfect designs representations of the moccasin flower, the flower of the State of Minnesota. Two horns of plenty ar ranged on each side of the central' arch and above it are made- also of grains and grasses and have blooming forth from them potted flowers in most beauti ful effect. The interior decoration is marvelous, when it is considered that it is all worked out of heads of grain and forage grasses. Daisies, roses, sun flow ers, moccasin flowers, flax, verbenas, lubiscas, single and double dahlias, honey suckles, buttercups, etc., are found in endless profusion, always- worked with their proper foliage in and around the pillars and arches. Between the third tier of arches there' is placed what is known as the "Great Northern Tower," a pagoda Saxon de sign1 with a clock tower canopied over head and with pillars supporting 4t in keeping with the general design of the pavilion. It has sixteen sides, on each or which is a glass case containing a de sign or picture constructed out' of grains and'grasses to represent the various ag ricultural products of the state. Tnis handsome contribution of thee Great Northern road will cost when'completed $1,150. The specimens for exhibition grain and about 100 specimens of grass seed are entered for competition. There is a display of natural' leaf of tobacco gathered from various parts of the state, made by George Mitchelson of St. Paul. The dis play of corn will surprise many of the old residents of the state. There is an abun dance of flax, canary* bird seed, etc., which will be given the most advantage ous display possible in the collection. The vegetable display* will not be made before-July. There are six car loads of material used in making the display. Among the collection of wheat which' will be upon exhibition are the Erlau wheat, originally introduced from Bohemia by a Minnesota engineerr who plucked a head of wheat from a growing field while traveling in Bohemian This wheat is very early and healthy and is of a pecu liar brown color. The Austrian Klattau wheat is on exhibition, the czar and the Kaisar, also new varieties of wheat. One of the most prolific of the new wheats is Whiting's eighty fold wheat originally grown in the Shoukin valley in Western Montana. It was introduced into Minnesota by General Passenger Agent Whitney, of the Great Northern road. All of these specimsns are of the hard variety. Other specimens are the Champion, the Peerless, the improved Saskatchewan and the Kildonan, the lat ter being a resuscitation of the old Sel kirk wheat introduced originally by the Selkirk colony, near Fort Garry. Glass cases will be upon exhibit containing the various soils of the state. The design of the agricultural exhibit was prepared by Mr. Purvis of St Paul at the re quest of the Minnesota commission and the chief artist, who has had charge of the decorative work under the commis sion, is Miss Carrie Purvis, who has also charge of decorative work on the Great Northern column. TJie Forestry ExKilKit. The Minnesota forestry exhibit in charge of C. L. Smith of Minneapolis is the most complete in the full sense of the term forrestry of any display from a single state, because it has specimens of the wood in the rough and dressed of every variety of tree grown in Minnesota, numbering in all about eighty-five. The collection also has- the leaf, seed and growing sprout of each species as well as specimens in the same manner* of every shrub, vine, moss, lichen, etc., in digenous to the state, making in all some two hundred species. The whole collec tion has a rustic fence around it. every stick and post of which is of a different species of .wood. In the center of the exhibit is a rustic arbor to be covered with vines and1 evergreen shrubs, in which will be exhibited specimens of every animal which frequents forests and makes its home in trees. To the right of the arbor is a small square in which will be constructed a cabin of poplar wood pulp. It will have an extensive dooryard ornamented with diminutive shade trees and numerous trailing vibes and evergreens, Mr. Smith has also- a' large collection of photographs illustrat ing forest growth of the State of Minne sota which will be placed upon eshibi tion. There wilt also- be on hand numer ous pamphlets setting forth the statistics of forestry of the state, the history of the park system and other facts of interest to all^who desire to learn the practical side or forestry. This literature wilt be given away to all comers. There has been no attempt^ at fantastic designs or impossible combinations in the.display. The aim has been to moke everything appear as natural as possible. The Fisheries Display. TMs exhibit is a very modest one con ceived at a late date when there was not much money at the disposal of the state managers. Dr. R. O. Sweeney of Du luth, superintendent of the United States fish hatchery at that place was engaged to make as full an exhibit of taxider mist specimens of the game and fish as possible in a brief space of time. He has completed the exhibit at an early date and has made it very comprehensive in so far as specimens are concerned. With more time for better specimens of each fish could have been obtained. For in stance it is well known in the northeast ern section of Minnesota that the largest specimens of speckled brook trout to be found anywhere may* be captured in streams tributary to Lake Superior on the north shore. Minnesota has the most extensive fresh water lake system of any state in the Union and naturally could produce for exhibition veryi fine specimens of pike, mouskalounge, black perch, wall eyed pike, sturgeon, white fish, etc. Every one has heard of Lake Superior planked whitefish and not a few people have partaken of this great delicacy. All the specimens have been obtained, stuffed and painted and placed upon exhibition by Dr. Sweeney. Min nesota has made no tank exhibit. In ad dition to this all the game birds of the state as the choice work ef the taxider mist have been secured for tho Minnesota display. All these exhibits have been arranged around a central booth in glass cases, which is surmounted by two wax figures of Dakota Indians seated in a canoe and engaged in their favorite pas time of fishing. Tha display is a credit able one and helps well to maintain the \f&4 Mlneo M*ne. Tne'iroi* mines of tfte state are con* fifled to a few northeastern counties-, but their fame has lately surpassed that of the famou* Michigan and Wisconsin mining regionsy especially since the cheap iron ore of the Mesaba range has become a reality instead of a theory and ha* begun to have its marked effects upon the prices of ore on the markets o* the East. It is perhaps* unfortunate fof Min nesota in making a mining exhibit Miat the counties in whfeii iron deposit/- oc- cur are practically new and compara tively speaking sparsely settled a whole. Their demand's- upon the rtate fojf money and their enterprise in mahing sueh an exhibit as one might have wished would not naturally obtain the recogni tion that they would convey from oHer settled communities. The mining ex hibit of iron ore is made almost entirely from St. Loute county, Minnesota, and is in charge or one of the national mem bers of the commission, H. B. Moore of Dnluth. He has devoted a great deal of time to the matter. A very handsome archway to the exhibit is constructed out of stone from the various quarries of the state, with the name of each county from which a specimen of stone comes out into a stone of the archway. Two well polished granite Grecian pil lars sustaining the archway come from St. Cloud, Minn. The exhibit of iron ore is not made in large quantities: There are specimens of ore from the principal mines of the Mesaba range in small glass cases, each of which has a small' label giving the result of analysis in prod ucts of iron phosphorus and silicon. There is a pyiamia of hard ore from the famous Minnesota mines at Soudan and of soft ore from the Chandler mine at Ely. The most unique object in the exhibit is a complete model of the Chand ler mine, giving the various working shafts and the levels, with their tim bering, in which the actual work of min ing is being performed. This exhibit at tracts a good deal of attention. The whole exhibit is surrounded with a neat iron scroll fence built upon stone taken from the various quarries of the state. Tho North Dakota Agricultural Exhibit. North Dakota, in making her agricul tural exhibit has bent all her energies to excelling in the excellence and number of varieties of her wheat and forage grasses -displayed Mr. Diekey, in charge, expects to capture the prize on these two exhibits. It is, of course, naturally sup posed that the battle will be between North Dakota and Minnesota for these two prizes. Neither of the exhibits of these two states are yet fully complete and it is too early to pass any opinion as to who will probably* capture the prize. The main feature, which first attracts the attention of the observer in looking at the North Dakota exhibit? is-the Her culean female figure typical of the state, which stands near the center of the dis play. The drapery is in-laid with heads of wheat and the head and arms are constructed of wheats and grasses^ It is a striking conception and will be likely to call the attention of many to the dis 5?herewhoa lay might otherwise pass it by. is marked abundance in every thing exhibited by North Dakota, while the Minnesota agricultural exhibit is of a light and graceful nature, giving in its main aspects the idea of artful display rather than of gross abundance. It is the work of Ceres rather than the gift of fortune and tho pouring out of the horn of plenty. Everywhere about the North Dakota exhibit are appropriate designs setting forth the glory of the state as a wheat producer and presenting statistics of her marvelous grpwth in the last decade everywhere there is a profu sion of heads of animals and other skill ful designs worked in wheat and grasses, set off and adorned with wreaths and filaments of the same ma terial. There is apparently no at tempt in the exhibit to make a display in lines of agriculture in which other states would be most liable to excel them. The designers of the exhibit believed in expending all their efforts upon dis plays in which North Dakota had the best chance of winning and in ignoring other lines in which they could have made a creditable exhibit, but not a re markable one. In addition to the main display in the agricultural building. North Dakota has made a verv creditable ex hibit in her own state building along the same lines. There are figures of sheep, cattle, horses, birds, etc., in profusion adorning the walls constructed out of natural products. It all convevs the les son that North Dakota is the coming forage grass and hard wheat state of the Union. Cliff Bwejlltor*' Exhibit. One of the most interesting exhibits upon the worlds fair grounds is presented in what is known as the "Cliff Dwellers' display." It embraces numberless speci mens of ethnological1 Jthat belief current that Minnesota is well wit& m% and not an ankia sa%s, \l exhibits of the cliff dwellers of America collected by the H. Jay Smith Explbring company. The collection is of priceless- value to the scientist and is at the same time of great interest to the sightseer and the curia hunter. The collection was made from the wierd and solitary desert country near the Utah line in the westernmost part of Utah. This was the former camp* ing and fighting groundvof the Navajos and Utes and its centefmost point of in terest is Battle Rock, surrounded with legends and superstitions taking their origin away back in prehistoric times. It is a tangled wilderness of bristling cactus plants and forbidding crags. Stunted pines and desolate sage brush add to the strangeness of the scene, which is indeed haunted holy ground! teeming with the dust and the remain* of the long forgotten dead. Their spirits still rule our interest from their disman tled works and razed resting places. This display is interesting to Minnesotians, especially, because tlfe explorationsand collections were made by H. .T. smith and Alexis J. Fonmier, both Minneapolis men. The place of exhibit has been con structed as an exact copy of Battle Rock" except that .it is only one-tenth as large. Inside of the cave you glance through ooenines and perceive realistic views of the cliff dwellers' country, which are oil naintings 6x12 feet in size done by Mr. Fonmier. A museum of thecave contains hundreds of specimens of inter est, utensils, mummies, grains and otner articles of the races who furnished them. The exhibit will doubtless attract the careful attention of all scientists who visit the Columbian exposition. Ralph MeKenzie. Busy as Anything. The "proper way to hold up the flar ing skirt is to take a good hold about as far down the back as you can reach without bending. Draw the skirt close up to *the side, back of the Mp, giving the fullness a sort of flirt to the oppo site side that makes all the folds break and divide into a graceful cascade and gives glimpse of the silk lbning and l-uffiing and just a whirl of crisp edge never divides except to show more =-1 of the same kind. Of course, the effect _$ depends entirely upon the adroitness *& of the flirt and fling you give the folds.* as you draw the skirt up and to theJj side. From tho front the view iam equally graceful. The figure is out$aed flj with glove-like accuracy and the *j.tlme-i?Sl is emphasized by the riot of ns$e that swings over one side at the bjftek. The flare about the feet is not Steyfere4 i