Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-06-07
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Germany "a orRanlse ercurslou parties 90 |
Walt the Worlds Fair and Incidentally |
NIagarA falls, and number of the larg-
er cities. Il IL proposed 10 accomplish
this within . period 81 slxty DAYS and an |
expense Of between e3;o aud goo.
The reproduction Of COLUMBIAN cara
vel, the SaRta Mario, Il being built by
the spanish government 1t the Carracs
yard nj CadIr. The keel Was laid on
March I. The carsvel's dimensions are /:
length at keel, % feet inches; length
between perpendlculars, 81 feet 8 Inches
besm, ~ feet draught, IL feet Inches.
Great care IL belns taken With details,
and the instruments and appliances ut
the time of Columbus will be In their
places aboard the carAvel. The Ffafa and
Ni@a, it IL announced, are being repro
duced by American capital, so visitors
Ia the Exposition will be able Tn see the
''Columbus Fleet" complete. The span
lab government will provide crews for
the three csravels, dressed ~ were Coz
lumbus' sailors, aud the trip across the
Atlantic will be made under esccrt of a
spanish man-of.war. After participating
In the naval review In New York hsrbor
the carsvels will proceed to Chicago.
After the Fair cioscs they Will remain
the property Of the United states.
In Topeks, Kan, an o<gsnlsation term
ell the Afro-Columblan Auxiliary Club,
hiss been formed for the purpose Of aid
Ing the colored people Of Kansas, Colo
RADIO aud Missouri. to attend the Worlds
Fair aud obtain reduced rates aud good
accommodations.
Visitors 10 the Exposition will be- able
to 90 comfortably and expeditlcusly from
one part of the grounds 10 another and
obtain advantageous views 81 the build.
lngs. They may do this either In elec.
trio boats through the lagoons, or by the
Intrsmural elevated electric railway.
The contract for the latter has been
swsriei. There will be i've miles of
double track and stations NJ convenient
points. The route, ne msppcd out, runs
/ from one end 90 the other of the grounds
| In q sinuous course. The fare will be
Ave cents, aud the capacity 81 the road
about ?o,ooo an hour.
Great britain. building at the Expo
sition will Dc q typical specimen of q
picturesque, half-timb-r-i Engli. home
Of the time 81 Henry VIII, or about the
period which the Worlds Fair will COM
menorste. u will be ninety feet square.
two stories high, aud built of rel brick,
heavy timber aud v.llowl.h terra Gotta,
With r~i tlling Tor the roof.
The Ne~ York World. Fair hoard Ia.
visited Chicago, Inspected the HSpo.i.
ton grounds and buildlngs and Inquired
4 ell L. A.. - A..
of preparation for the great Fair. The
member. ~ the board expressed their
establishment and enthusiasm over the
magnificent buildlngs, and the vast
amount of work that has been sccom-
p,i.h.d. They .aid that New York will
now bend all its energies Ia be- cr~ilta.
bly, and .plcniidly represented, and th,i
hereafter there will be no ground for ac-
cu.lng the state ~ lukewarmness.
The Illinol. woman's Exposition
board municipalities q novel exhibit ne
par, Of is work. In the form Of model
home. The idea IL to show the IDEAL
condition. that should surround . wom-
an. life In the household sud demon
.,raie the facllltlc. that can b. provided
at q moderate cost. If the plan !. car
riei Into execution ss,0D Will De aI-
propri,ied snd the Building erected With
a special view Ca u. sanitary conditions
and arrangements for heating, lighting
aud cooking. The members of the hoard
Who advocate the exhibit are confident
they can secure liberal contributions ~
material from illlnoi. builders, thereby
bringing its co.t within = reasonable
limit.
The women of I'hii,driphla have q
project 81 similar character. They arr
missing money BY subscription to erect
aud exhibit at the Fair model "rhila-
delphis Mechanic. home"
The wsr.chaw.kl) Dujcvnlk, q paper
published In wars,w, Poland, Describes
a wonderful clock which Will be- exhibit
ell In Chicago. The clock !. the result
Of ak year. Of csrncst work by watch
maker, named Goldfaden, In Warsaw.
II represents q railroad station, with
waiting room. for travellers, telegraph
and ticket Offices, an outside promenade
and q fountain In operation. Along
side 81 the station are seen the tracks.
with signal booths. switches aud water
reservoirs, In fact, everything belong
Ing to "a European railroad depot. Ia
the dome Of the central tower of the
buildlng IL Q clock showing the local
time, while In each of two other towers
ther. 1. q clock, giving the ting, respect
lively, OF New York aud Pekln. Ia both
Of the towers, last mentioned, q caien-
dar aud barometer are seen. Every
quarter ~ an hour II gets lively nj the
station. First the telegraph operator
doe. his work-issues the Telegram To
signify that the track Il clear. Then
the door. of the building are opened:
III. station keeper aud his assistant APP
pear on the platform: at the ticket Of
ice the cashier IL noticeable the guards
leave the .lgnsl-booths and hoist the
barrier; u long row 20 passengers IL OBJ
ser,able In front 81 the ticket oiiicr;
baggage Il hsuled: one ~ the guards
ring. the hell aud train runs Into the
station. while the whistle of the loco
motive .. blown, the train stops; work
man goes along the row of coaches and
hit. the axles With q hammer, While an
other Que pumps water Into tile water
tank 40 th. locomotive. Aftsr a ihiri
.igual With the station hell th. train
stsrt. and disappears Ia = tunnel on the
opposite side. The station keeper and
/ his assistant leave the platform aud the
door. Of the depot bulldlng are clo.ei
"a. guard. enter their booths aud quiet
reign.. After fifteen minutes the same
trouble commences again.
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