The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-30
WORLDS FAIR MATTERS
EXTENT OF PREPARATIONS
THAT ARE BEING MADE.

Some short Paragraphs Telling What Is
Being Done In Our Own and Other
Countries to Aid the Great Columbian
Exposition.
GUATEMALA will send its national
band
JArAN will spend s5oO,ooo upon its
exhibit.
THE American Indians want to be rep
resented.
A HERD OF eighty, five buffalo will be
exhibited.
AN extensive display of postage
stamps may be expected.
MANY of the foreign nations will
erect buildings of their own
THE Woman's Christians Temperance
Union intends to make a notable exhibit.
PEN has appropr atcd >2:,,0Go to de-
fray the expenses OF making its exhibit,
THEODORE THOMAS. 1t is announced,
will be musical director of the EXPOSE
ton.
II is next to certain that the EXPOSE
ton will he open evenings, in all of its
departments.
TIE Directory has called for plans
and estimates for lighting, by electricity,
all of the buildings.
A EnsroN orchestra composed Of young
women has offered to furnish music at
the Womcn's building.
THIRTY acres In the northern portion
of Jack on Park ha' L been reserved for
sites for State buildings.
TIE Zine arts building, which will cost
about 5000, O00. will stand in the north
crn portion OF tue grounds
KwuNG We tHioNG, Il Chinese mcr-
chant in Hong Kong, has applied for
space for an exhibit of Chinese goods.
TIL People of New tIcXico intend to
rails" s.. 900 to add to the Territory
Worlds air appropriation of 50, o.
kAN~A>, which defeated its World
Fair appropriation. is now trying tf
ri 81 $4,000 with which to make al
exhibit
IT is proposed To light both the build
ingS and grounds so brilliantly thai
| everything can lie seen - iight as wei
as by day.
AN exhibit from Ala:;!ss will be col
| lrctcd under the auspices uI the Govern
mcnt'S Indian Bureau and Geological
| Department.
AN cntrrprising Nebraska man say
| that he will take to the Exposition
| crowd of $4,000 school children froa
| Omaha and vicinity.
| THE opening ceremonies will be OK
tended through several days. and 81 M
| l5.uoo militia and nted .tatcs troo, 5
! it is expected, viii participate.
LIEUT.. LITTLE, of the Navy Ecpart
mcnt. has sailed for Europe to comp ct
thu plans for reproducing the cara>a
which formed the feet of Columbus
AN appropriation of S1:,o, 600 has beer
| made by the Exposition direct ~, 70
| the expense of the ceremonies attendjn
| the dedication of the buildings, Oct J.
1892.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND soldier
gathered from the regular army an
national guard would make an etlectiv
feature Of the Fair, so Gs neral Mile
thinks.
COMPLETELY equipped police static
| and fire engine house will be erected a
| once. and the city will furnish theI
with q fnll complement Of apparatu
| and men.
A. SOON as they can be prepare
lop.0 900 copies will be issued of fin
birds eye view of the Exposition build
ingS and grounds.
ONO, which has an appropriation ,
500, 900 to spend on its exhibit. INTEND
to put about a quarter of it into bull,
ing, which will be made the State hea,
quarters on the grounds.
ONE of the interesting objects whic
Wi ! be exhibited is a bic, made frol
the timber of the house in Funcha
Madeira, in which Columbus lived for
time before he began his voyages Of di
covery.
TIE sum of Sl5O,oo has lecn apprr
pratt d by the Exposition direct Try f
the construction of a pie: ,xtedEg !, -
feet or more into Lake Michigan
jackson Park, and for an ornament
casino at its extremity.
AT a meeting of representatives
various religious, benevolent and n
formatory organizations he'd recently
New York for the purpose, i commit,
of five was chosen to arrange, if poss
bic. for the erection of separate bull,
in- at the Exposition in which can
shown the methods and results of ever
descr ption Of religious, missionary ar
phiianthropic work in this country.