The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

THE Fine Arts building ut tho Worlds
Fair will have n mosaic floor, the con.
tract for which hns bcen let at SIG, os9.
ONTARIO Canada, breeders os thorough
bred animals have already applied for spac5
Tor 1863 horses, 1913 cattle, 2TS sheep and
ninety.on swine.
A SEPARATE building at tho Worlds Fair
for the shoe and leather industry exhibit IL
now an assured fact, rs the required 100000
has all beon raised.
A "aoDEL OF the figure Of Lots wife in
salt' will appear in the Kansas Worlds
Fair exhibit 10 represent or illustrate the
salt industry OF the State.
THE German exhibit at tho Worlds Fair
will contain an architectural display inclui-
ing drawings illustrating 200 or more OF tho
most notable buildings in the empire.
The New York State Board of Charities
is preparing an industrial exhibit for tho
Worlds FAIR OF the products OF the chsrita-
ble, corrective, reformatory and eleemosy-
nary institutions under its supervision.
FULLY 100000 men, it Is believed will
participate in the parade on tho occasion Of
the dedication OF the Worlds Fair buildings
in October. The mlitiamen and regulars
who will participate will number about TO-
700.
An Indiana stone quarry company Is
having n life-sze figure OF an elephans
chiseled out OF soli1 block of stone It
will be eleven feet high and weigh thirty
tons. 10 will bo exhib.e at the WORLDS
Fair.
RHODE ISLAND will present its Worlds
Fair building TO Chicago after tho EXPOSE
ton closes. The structure will be very pic.
turesque in appearance. being a reproduc-
tion in part Of the famous "Old Stone Milr'
at Newport.
MRS. POTTER PALMER, President os tho
Board OF Lady Manager and Archbishop
Ireland hove agreed upon plan for secur-
ing for the Worlds Fair nm exhibit OF tho
work OF the Catholic women OF tho world.
This project Eas tho special approval OF Pope
Leo XIII.
A WHALING party is being fitted out at
Massachusetts port with n view OF obtaining
a live whale for exhibition in tho Fisheries
department at the Worlds Fair. IL cap
tured, the whale will bo confined in tank
and towed 10 Chicago by way OF the st.
Lawrence River.
MORE than 200 panels OF native woods
will enter into the interior decoration OF the
Washington's Worlds Fair building. Some
OF them will be carved and others decorated
with paintings OF Washington scenery and
groupings Of flowers, fruits grains, fish,
game, birds, ETC.
THE South KAnsington Museum, London.
recently pail ESQ $500 yard FOR som,
lace manufactured in the south OF Ireland.
II is said that this is the highest prics on
record and that the lace Is OF the most
exquisite workmanship. rhe lace will be
exhibited at the Worlds Fair.
AN international congress OF charities.
correction and philantrophy will be held ar
the Worlds Fair, TO consi or questions
relating to the care OF criminals paupers
aud unfortunates. The congress will begin
| June H. 1898, and last one week. Ex Presi-
dent II. B. Hayes has been invited TO p.e-
side over its deliberations
TnE California Capitol will be represented
in miniature at the Worlds Fair by an ex-
| hibition OF pickles The women OF Fresno
County will distribute 250o pounds OF raisins
In souvenir boxes. A playing fountain Of
vino will form feature OF the vitcuitural
| display. A rose tree twenty-four inches in
circumference will be one OF Californias ex-
| hibits.
THK New York Central Railway, in its
exhibit at the Worlds Fair, will strikingly
illustrate the wonderful improvements thas
have teen made In railway transportation
by showing a magnifcient complete vesti-
buled train and along side OF it a reproduc-
ton OF the first train Of cars used In this
country, the cars Of which resembled old
| fashioned stage coaches.