The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-24
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

THE Fine Arts building at the v&ld's
Fair will have q mosaic floor. tht con-
tract for which has been let at Sl6, ,9s9.
ONTARIO (Canada) breeders Of thorough
bred animals have already applied for space
for 1853 horses, 1913 cattle, 218 sheep and
ninety.one swine.
A SEPARATE building at the Worlds Fair
for the shoe and leather industry exhibit h Is
now an assured fact, as the required SlOO,0O0
has all been raised.
A MODEL Of the figure OF Lots wife in
salt" will appear in the Kansas Worlds
Fair exhibit to represent or illustrate the
salt industry OF the State.
The German exhibit at the Worlds Fair
will contain an architectural display incud- :
ing drawings illustrating 200 or more OF the
most notable buildings in the empire.
The New York State Board If Charities
is preparing on industrial exhibit for the
Worlds Fair Of the products Of the charita-
hle, corrective, reformatory aud eleemosy-
pary institutions under its supervision.
FULLY 100000 men, it is believed, will
participate in the parade on the occasion OF
the dedication OF the Worlds Fair buildings
in October. The militiamen and Regulars"
who will participate will number about TO-
900.
AN Indiana stone quarry company is
having life-size figure Of an elephant
cbiseled out Of solid block Of stone. 1t
will be eleven feet high and weigh thirty
tons. 1t will be exhibited at the Worlds
Fair
RHODE ISLAND will present its Worlds
Fair building to Chicago after the Exposi-
ton closes. The structure will be very pic.
turesque in appearances, being re2roduc.
ton in part of the famous 'Old Stone MilP'
at Newpo
Mrs. POTTER PALMER, President o. the
Board Of Lady Managers, and Archbishop
Ireland have agreed upon plan for secur-
ing for the Worlds Fair an exhibit OF the
work of the Catholic women Of the world.
This project has the special approval OF Pope
LeosXIII.
A WHALING party is being fitted out at a
Massachusetts, port with view OF obtaining
a live whale for exhibition in the Fisheries
department at the Worlds Fair. II cap
tured, the whale will DO confined IN tank
and towed to Chicago by way OF the St..
Lawrence River.
MORE than 300 panels OF native woods
will enter into the interior decoration OF the
Washiugton's Worlds Fair building. some
OF them will be carved and others decorated
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groupings Of flowers. fruits grains, hsh,
game. birds etc.
The South Kensington Museum, London,
recently paid ESQ ts4OO yard for some
lace manufactured in the south OF Ireland.
It is said that this is the highest price on
record and that the lace is Of the most
exquisite workmanship. The Lace will be
exhibited at the Worlds Fair.
AN international congress Of charities
correction and philantrophy will be held at
the Worlds Fair, to consi Ter questions
relating to the care OF criminals, paupers
and unfortunates. The congress will begin
June IL, 1898, and last one week. E1.Presi-
dent R. 8. Hayes has been invited to pre-
side over its deliberations
TIE California Capitol will be represented
in miniature at the Worlds Fair BY an e1-
hbition of pickles. The women OF Fresno
County will distribute $500 pounds OF raisins
in souvenir boxes. A playing fountain OF
wine will form feature OF the viticultural
display. A rose tree twenty-four inches IN
circumference will be one OF CALIFORNIA; ex-
hibits.
The New York Central Railway, in its
exhibit at the Worlds Fair, will strikingly
illustrate the wonderful improvements that
have cen made in railway transportation
by showing magnificent, complete vesti-
buled train and along side OK it a reproduc-
tion OF the first train Of cars used in this
country, the cars of which resembled old
fashioned stage COACHES.