Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-08-18
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

Fully l00,000 men, IL is believed, will
participate in the parade on the Occa-
sion Of the dedication of the worlds
fair buildings In October. Such is the es-
Innate OF Secretary Culp Of the COM
mittee having the preparation for the
ceremonies In charge. He says the Hc-
ceptances are very numerous tO the
invitations to civic and fraternal So
cieties to participate. The militiamen
and regulars" who will participate
will number about 10000.
More than 200 panels of native woods
will enter into the interior decoration
Of the Washington worlds fair build
ing. 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 Baltimore & Ohio Railway Com
pany will make historical exhibit at
the worlds fair which will be of a6-
sorhing interest to all railroad men.
Major j. w. Pangborn has charge of
its preparation. The Baltimore & Ohio
claims 10 be the oldest railroad in the
world, its two or three predecessors
having been mere tramways for trans
porting coal, stone or ore. The actual
constitution of the road began on July
|, 1928, and its first section was In OPP
Grafton six months before the Liver
pool q Manchester road, the first rail-
road, in the present sense of the word,
in Europe. The Baltimore q Ohio
claims to be the only one of the pioneer
roads which has retained its original
name and has remained under con-
tinuous succession of management.
The Chamber of Commerce of Calais,
France, has contributed 1000 francs to-
wards the expense of makinga show of
French lace at the world fair.
Rhode Island will present its worlds
fair building to Chicago after the Ex-
very picturesque in appearance, being
reproduction in part of the famous
"Old Stone Mill" at Newport.
A "model of the figure of Lots wife
in salt" will appear in the Kansas
worlds fair exhibit to represent or Illus
trate the salt industry of the state.
A German exhibit at the worlds fair
will contain All architectural display
including drawings illustrating 200 or
more of the most notable buildings in
the empire.
Ontario, Canada, breeders of thor
oughbrtd animals have already ap-
piled for space for 1G3 horses, 1872 cattle,
27S sheep, and 81 swine.
The Colored Women of Minnesota
have offered to assist in the decoration
of the states building at the worlds
fair, and the offer has been accepted.
The South Kensington Museum,
London recently paid ESQ ($400) a yard
for some lace manufactured in the
south of Ireland. 1t is said thatthis is
the highest price on record and that
the lace is of the most exquisite work
manship. The lace will be exhibited
at the worlds fair.
An international congress ofcharities
correction and philanthropy will be held
at the worlds fair, to consider ques-
tions relating to the care of criminals,
paupers and unfortunates. The con.
gress will begin June ~ and last one
week. Ex-President r. B. Hayes has
been invited to preside over its delb-
erations.
The fine arts building at the worlds
fair will have mosaic floor, the con-
tract for which has been let at Sl6, ,999.
An Indiana stone quarry company
Is having life-size figure ofan elephant
chiseled out of block of stone. 1t will
be II feet high and weigh 80 tons. 1t
will be exhibited at the worlds fair.
Harvard University wants 1000
square feet for its intended exhibit at
the worlds fair.