The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-20

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to issue new series of postage stamps,
with designs appropriate to the COM
memoration of the discovery of America.
New York's Trees.
New York will exhibit at the Worlds
Fair sections of all the trees which are
indigenous to the State. Of these there
are 43 species and So varieties, a number
which is not excelled, it is claimed, in
any State in the Union.
Marsha1l's Gold Nugget.
''Marshalrs gold nugget will be ex-
hibited at the World Fair by California,
and it is safe to say that thousands will
consider it one of the most interesting of
the innumerable objects which will be
displayed at the great Exposition. This
is the identical nugget which Marshall
picked up in the American river, Feb.
16, 1S4S when selecting site for Suffers
mill, and which constituted the first dis
covery of gold in California. The nugget
is about the size of a lima bean, and on
account of it's associations and the al
most incalculable wealth and develop
ment which have resulted from it's find
ing, is regarded as an almost priceless
treasure.
Boats and Boating.
Chief Willard A. Smith, of the Trans
portation Department of the Worlds
Fair has secured for exhibition one of
the old French voyager's boats, which he
found in the State Historical Museum of
Wisconsin, at Madison. The boat is an
old batteau of the pattern used by the
French-C Canadian fur traders in their
voyages on the lakes and rivers of the
Northwest before Illinois or Wisconsin
had been organized as territories. 1t is
leviathan of canoes, weighing 1,100
pounds, is thirty feet long, and in it's day
carried eighteen men and over ton of
goods for the Indian trade. Secretary
Thwaite, of the Wisconsin Historical
Museum, on one of his canoe trips two
years ago, found this relic, water-logged,
on the banks of the Upper st. Croix, and
had it conveyed to Madison.
The Hoboken Ferry company of New
York wants to show fac smile model
of the twin screw steamer at the Worlds
Fair, built in 1905, with original engines
and boiler. AS contrast to this vener-
able craft it will show the model of a
modern screw ferry boat, the Hamburg,
built in 1892.
The pilot commission, of New York,
has decided to make an exhibit at the
World Fair in the Transportation De-
partment. A model of pilot boat, on
the scale of one-half inch to the foot,
and number of oil paintings illustrat-
ing the pilot service will be in the ex-
hibit.
The Electric Launch and Navigation
Company of New York has been awarded
the contract for running electric boats
on the interior waterways at Jackson
pay the Exposition 338 per cent. of the
gross receipts. These boats will convey
visitors from one point to another or on
a general three mile tour of the grounds,
as desired. Such a tour affords some of
the finest views of the buildings and
grounds, and is sure to be popular.
Famous Musicians from Abroad.
Camille Saint-Saens, who ranks with
Gounod and Massenet among the first of
living French musicians, has accepted an
invitation to attend the Worlds Fair and
assist in the production of French COM
positions. The exact date of his visit
has not been decided upon, but he will
probably come over in either May or
June. Saint-Saens will conduct pro-
grammes Of his own composition and
will appear as organist at some of the
concerts.
Information has been received that ar
rangements are being made in Paris to
have the celebrated band of the Republic
can Guard and the Coincide Franchise
actors attend the Worlds Fair.
Art and Nature,
The French Commission informs the
Department of Horticulture of the
Worlds Fair that M. Andre, pre-eminent-
ly the greatest landscape gardener of
Europe, will take charge of the decora-
lions of the grounds around the Woman's
Building and that part of the horticulture
al grounds which will be assigned to the
French exhibit. The French florists are
not only willing but anxious to furnish
all the plants for this exhibit.
Mrs. Candace Wheeler, of New York,
President of the National Decorative So
ciety has arrived in Chicago to take en-
tire charge of the decoration of the in
terror of the Woman's building at the
Worlds Fair.
Relics of Famous Men.
New York will have large exhibit of
interesting historical relics at the Worlds
Fair. Among them will be Washington
relics, autographs of all the Presidents,
autographs of the signers of the declara
ton Of independence and famous men of
the Revolutionary War; portraits of
famous citizens of New York, including
those of all the governors: model of
Fulton's steamboat, and many other
relics dating back to revolutionary times.
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