The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-31
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The City of Mexico will have special
exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
GERMANY will be represented at the Co
lumbar Exposition as it never has been at
any previous international exposition.
The Pilot Commission of New York has
decided to make an exhibit at the Worlds
Fair in the Transportation department.
The old whaling bark Progress" with
its extensive museum Of marine curios and
relics of whaling voyages, is now in the
harbor at Chicago. and is being visited by
hundreds Of people.
WILLIAM l.. LAFoLLETTE, Superintendent
of the Worlds Fair agricultural exhibit for
the State of Washington, is arranging for a
complete model farm in miniature for the
Washington exhibit.
IT is announced that the Postmaster Cen
eral of the United States has decided to IS
sue new series of postage stamps, with de-
signs appropriate to the commemoratlon OF
the discovery Of America.
HIP LUNG, the wealthiest Chinese mer-
chant in Chicago, together with several in.
fuential Chinese o. Canton, San francisco
and New York, have applied for space at
the Worlds Fair for a big tea house.
New YORK will exhibit at the Worlds
Fair sections of all the trees which are In
digenous to the State. OF these there are
forty-three species and eighty-hve varieties
q number which is not excelled, it Is claimed.
in any State in the Union.
PROFESSOR PUTNAM and his assistants,
while engaged in collecting material for the
ethuolozical exhibit at the Worlds Fair,
have made a very important archaeological
discovery near Fort Ancient, Ohio. 1t is
that OF serpent mound 1900 feet long and
about ten feet thick.
NEW YORK will have large exhibit Of
interesting historical relics at the Worlds
Fair. Among them will be Washington
relics, autographs OF all the Presidents, au.
tograpbs of the signers OF the declaration Oh
Independence and famous men OF the reVo-
lutionary war; portraits of famous citizens
OF New Iork, including those OF all tno
Governors: model Of Fulton's steamboat,
and many other relics dating back to revo-
lutionary times.
THE Worlds Fair buildings will be dedi-
cated ON the 2lst of October instead Of the
18th, Congress having passed bill to that
effect. October q is the exact anniversary
OF Columbus's landing allowance being
made tor the correction in the calendar
made by Pope Gregory. The change of tho
date of dedication was made In the interest
of chronological accuracy, and also to oblige
New York City, which will have Colum-
bian celebration on October IL.
"MARsHALL's GOLD NUGGET will be ex-
hibited at the Worlds Fair by California,
and it is safe to say that thousands will con-
slider it one of the most interesting ofthe In;
Vulnerable objects which will be displayed
at the great Exposition. This is the iden-
tical nugget wiich Marshall picked up N N
the American River, February 10, 1913,
when selecting site tor Suffers mill, and
which constituted the first discovery OF gold
in California. The nugget is about the size
of lima bean, and, on account OF It's asso-
Citations and the almost incalculaole Wealtn
and development which have resulted from
its finding, is regarded as an almost priceless
treasure.