The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-04-26
THE ADVOCATE.
About the Worlds r air.
Denmark has made Worlds FAN
appropriation of SGT 1000. - -

Denmark has made Worlds Fai
: appropriation of $4,000. '' -
More than $50 exhibitors al
shronicled from Philadelphia alone.
A $4,000 monument of Barre gran
re will be one OF the exhlDits iroi
Vermont.
A feature of Idahos exhibit at tn
fair will be a particular illustration
of the system ana benefit of irriga
tion.
Saginaw, Mich, noted as salt
producing city, is constructing il
miniature a complete salt plant fol
eMhibition at the Worlds Fair.
The cottage in which George Fox
the founder of the society of Friends
Ouakers, was born. in Leicestershire
England, is being taken down to be
regretted in Chicago.
The New York Assembly has
voted permission for the raising OF
one or two old sunken vessels III
lake George for the purpose of send
ing them as relics to the Fair.
Several of the States are having
prepared fine Autographs of the build
ings which they will erect at the
Worlds Fair, and through the sale of
them. are augmenting their amounts
available for building purposes.
A CaIifornia big tree" has been
selected in Tulare county TO be shown
at the exposition. A committee OF
the board of trade, after an extended
ionr of inspection. picked out tree
measuring 81 feet 8 inches in circum-
ference at the base, 50 feet inches
above the ground, and IS feet at a
height of sixteen feet.
The Worlds Fair committee Of the
North American Turner Dund has
made personal application TO Di-
yector-CTeneral Davis for space for
display of gymnastic apparatus litera-
lure on the subject of physical eXer-
else and development, and repre-
sensations of gymnastic organizations,
rs well as for outdoor gymnastic eX-
which the turner's desire TO |
give eight days in each month during
the exposition.
4 communication has been receiv-
ed from the British Commission ask
ing for space to exhibit the rifle cali
Der gnns manufactured by the
Maxim Nordenfelt Gun Company.
The company wants TO erect a build
ing 30xl5 feet TO exhibit its guns in
practice. One end of the building
will be filled with sand-bags, into
which the projectiles of The guns will
be fired. 1t is claimed that the ar
are such as will insure
perfect safety, and will be reproduce
gions of a similar exhibit recently
given at the Royal Naval Exposition
in London. The request WAS referred
10 Chief Willard Smith of The Trans
poTtation Department, as the exhibit
If allowed will come under the head
of naval and marine display.
A very complete and doubtless an
eye ,pening diamond exhibit, will be
made by Cape Colony, South Africa.
The exhibit will include 10000 carats
Of uncut stones, large quantity of
very fine cut and polished ones, to-
gether with all that is necessary TO
show the process of mining and
washing. For this it will be necessa-
ny 10 transport to Chicago 100 tons of
pnlverized blue earth. 80 tons Ilnpul-
verified earth, and a complete wash
ing machine, operated by natives.
The exhibit will also include a
Hnique collection of crocidolite special
aiamondferous produce, ostrich feath-
srs, tleeces, etc. 1t is reported that a
Bpshman and Iottentot in native
dress will accompany the exhibit.
The Kentucky members of Con-
gress must have been on a midnight
in graveyard to pro-
Yid. each Of them with magical |