The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-09-14
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

MISS SIcKVLs has returned from WASH
ington with very encouraging report as to
progress in the Indian exhibit.
Ir is proposed that one o. Montana's con.
tributions to the Exposition, to be made by
women of the State, shall be fountain made
ot natural ore.
The Chicago Schu etzen-V Vsrein has issue
an invitation to the sharpshooters OF the
world to participate in great international
sharpshooters contest in Chicago in connec-
, tion with the Exposition next year.
WILLIAM M. SING rRLY, of Philadelphia,
will bring his big steer, the largest in the
world, to the Colu unbian Exposition. The
steer was sired by pure bred Holsteiu, and
sdam is pure brei Durham cow. The ani.
NAL is six years old and weighs 3S0o pounds.
Mr.. EsTEBAN CARIDE, the manager of
the Museum of Natural History in Buenos
i Ayres proposes to send to the Worlds Col
umbian Exposition Corrienses alligator, q
Pamps Central eagle. the famous white bird
''pajaro blanco," or Mirascal OF the South, a
blind ''piche" "a very rare specimen Of the
armadilIo), and "mataco."
CALIFORNIA is to be honored by having n
section of one OF her famous big trees made
a prominent feature in the Government
building at the Worlds Columbian E1posi-
tion at Chicago. The section Of tree will be
twenty-three feet in dismeter and thirty
teet long. This will be divided into three
parts and these will be placed in their natural
position, one above the other and so ar
ranged as to form something like two
story house.
Ex-ScHooL COMMISSIONER JOHN b. TH1RY
Of Long island City, n. Y, IS preparing a
display of his penny school banking system
for the Worlds Columbian Exposition in
Chicago. In 1885 Mr. Thiry, who is q
Frencnman, first intro iucei the system in
the public schools Of Long Island City.
Since then 1t has been taken up in 300 other
cording to Mr.. Thiry's statistics, more than
2S,C00 scholars during the past seven years
have deposited and savei pennies amount
ing 20 $40, ,000.
A HUGE octopus or devilfsh has been cap
tured outside tho Golden Gate, CAL, by
some fishermen. 1t tmeasured fourteen feet
from the end Of the body to the end OF the
longest tenacle, and has eight arms, and as
is usual with the fish, there ara over s0o
suckers on the arms. The body is nothing
but huge SACK and is soft and haboy; it is
about two feet long. There ara Swo eyes
about an inch in diameter, and faint re-
semblance to beak and mouth. This spec.
linen is one Of the best in the country, and
will be preserved and sent to Chicago Tor ex-
hibition at the Exposition.
AN interesting exhibit is to come from the
Black Hills, 8. D., which will display, in
novel form, the minerals found in the Hills.
This exhibit, when arranged, will be in the
form of two story and half cottage, with
towers and gables. The foundation will be
made of pure white limestone headed with
layer Of Buffalo Gap ''calico" stone. Tbs
first story will be veneered with pink quartz.
Above that the handsomest rocks obtainable
will be used-copper,. mica, schIst needle,
spar. garnet, etc. The lower part Of the
tower will be made Of rubies and the upper
part with some sparkling substance. The
windows and shingles are to be OF mica, and
the steps OF marble.