The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-09

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| as 1900 different varieties
| The Michigan Worlds Fair board has
engaged agents to attend all county and
other fairs in the State. the coming fall,
to secure the first premium exhibits of
farm products that they may be drawn
upon for she States exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. Premiums are ofrered
for the best collections of grains and
grasses.
kentucky will make at the Worlds
Fair an exhibit OF tobacco in all its
forms from the seed up to the matured
ana manufactured leaf. There will be
exhibits of different varieties OF plan,s
in various stages of growth, and illus
trations of the manner of shipping aud
handling the weed from the time the
seed is put in the ground until the pro-
duce goes into the chewer's or smokers
mouth. The people may be assured
that it will be the greatest exhibition
ever given of tobacco in the world. The
various ways in which tobacco is used
in manufacture will also be a feature of
the display.
One OF the novel exhibits in Machin-
cry Hall at the Worlds Fair will be a
model papermill. 1t will be in active
operation and will show all the processes
of paper making from the pulp to the
finished card, which will be it the form
OF Worlds Fair souvenir. Secretary
Agnew, of the Paper Trade Club of Chi
cago, accompanied by several leading
manufacturers, have recently made ar
engagements with Chief Robinson for the
exhibit.
Under the auspices of the Rheinlander
bund delegates of twenty-six different
German societies of Chicago held a pre-.
liminsry meeting recently for the pur-
pose of agitation against the Sunday
closing of the fair. In meeting to be
called later resolutions will be offered.
1t is believed that all the German So
cieties OF the city, numbering about 600,
will participate in the movement.
The railways of Argentine Republic
have granted half tariff rates on articles
intended for exhibition at the Worlds
Fair, and free passes to members and
employees OF the Argentine Worlds Fair
com ission when travelling on exposition
business.
Rev. John Henry Barrows, D. D.,
chairman OF the general committee on
religious congresses in comm ction with
the Worlds Fair, reports very favor
able response to the plan Of holding a
VI luis, august
Septe IN Der 3, next year. From Iceland
to Australia scholars of all religious
faiths are looking forward with great
interest TO this phenomenal convention.
a large representa- ton is promised from
Japan. The journals and missionaries
and many OF the native scholars of India
are discussing the plans with growing
interest and favor. Hon. Raj Maya
Das, British com missioner and magis-
trate Of the Punjab, writes that meal
culable good will come from this confer
ence, in free cou ntry, of the repre-
sentatives OF various religions. The
Hindu, of Madras, thinks the parlia.
ment marks an epoch in the moral his
tory OF the world" Among tie recent
additions to the advisory council are
DR.. Waldenstrom, of the Swedish par
lament; DR.. Hiattalin, Of Iceland; the
Bishop OF Sydney, New South Wales;
Br Blodget. OF Picking; DR.. Fromel,
court preacher, Berlin; Mr.. Mokurai
Shimaji, leading Buddhist scholar of
Tokyo; Professor James Bryce, George
William Curtis, Thos. w. Higginson,
DR. II. FL. Jessup, of SYRIA George w.
Cable, Professor A. B. Bruce, of Glas-
gov; President Schurman, of Cornell,
and the eloquent Mr. ozoomdar, of Cal
cutta.
Italy has asked for more space in the
fine arts building for the Inc art section
OF the Italian exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. L. S. Minister Porter, in indoors
ing the request, saws that the artists of
Rome are making a united and earnest
effort to exhibit the best productions of
paintings and sculpture that can be OBJ
tanned in Rome, Florence, Milan, Venice
and Naples. There is in Rome, as in
other principal cities of Italy the keen
est desire to send to Chicago the best
productions Of Italian art. Minister
Porter in writing Chief Walker Fearn,
of the foreign affairs department. and
Chief Ives, Of the inc arts department.
expresses the belief that the fine arts
exhibit to be made at the Columbian
Exposition will far exceed anything
ever attempted by Italy at previous in
ternational expeditions.
Last April the "World's Fair Notes"
sent out weekly by the Department of
Publicity and Promotion of the Worlds
Fair. announced that ostrich eggs, artis-
| ticallY painted in prize competition,
were to be feature in the exhibit from
| Cape Colony, South Africa. This com.
| pctltion has been held. Nineteen con-
tcstants, mostly young women, partici-
| pated, and furnished designs which the
Cape rress praises highly as being very
artistic and beautiful. Each co n testant
submitted half dozen beautifully dec
Grated eggs. all OF which will be exhib-
tied at the Worlds Fair. Tho subject
OF the paintings include flowers, birds,
animals, landscapes, public buildings.
etc. The gem Of the collection. painted
by Miss Van Keenan,, winner OF the first
prize of II los, is repor tod to be fairy
figure standing on a vine leaf drawn by
butterfly, with underneath tho words.