Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-03-18
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

DENMARK will spend about $500 in show.
ing as a leading feature of its Worlds Fair
exhibit, Danish dairy, complete and In
operation.
AN Ohio Worlds Fair commissioner has
estimated that the exhibitors from his State
will spend upward Of s., 900, 900 in the prep
aration of their exhibits for the Exposition.
REMENYI, the welI-known violin virtuoso,
has made application for a space OF cot less
than 400 square feet in which to exhibit his
great collection of rare African chronological
specimens.
THE California building at the Fair will
be an imposing structure OF the odd mis-
sion" type, 10 by 500 feet, with dome, and
costing about $75, 900. 1t will be surrounded
by a hedge Of Monterey cypress.
VERMONT will have a building at the Ex-
position without drawing on the State ap-
preparation for the cost OF its erection. One
hundred substantial citizens have guaranteed
$4,000 for that purpose, each one pledging
himself to pay 500.
M1cH1GANs building will measure 100x140
feet and be three stories high. 1t will be
constructed of Michigan material, which
with the furnishings will be donated.
Though but $40, 600 of the appropriation will
be devoted to its erection, 1t will In reality
be $50, 900 building.
ITALY will make no Governmental display
at the Exposition. The king, however, has
recognized the Fair, by appointing COM
mission and Minister of State Rudini has
informed Vice President Bryan and Director
Higinbotham, that the Government Will en-
courage individual exhibitors IN every way
possible.
The Governments of Norway and Sweden
have, respectively. asked for Worlds FAIR
appropriations of SCI, 2SS and $50, 800. In
Norway number of private citizens
raising a fund of SO, no with which to
build and send to Chicago counterpart of
the Viking ship which was exhumed near
SandefiOrd few years ago.
CONNECTICUT held an enthusiastic Worlds
Fair meeting at Hartford on Washington's
Birthday, Ex-Governor Waller presiding.
A committee of sixteen, two from each
county, were appointed to look after the
States representation at the Exposition.
Sixteen lady managers were also chosen.
Subscriptions being called for, SO, 600 was
pledged on the spot. It's expected that the
Legislature, when its Les flock is broken,
will reimburse the subscribers.
SPECIAL WORLDS FAIR COMMISSIONER
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL has returned from
Australasia and reports that great enthusi-
asm over the Exposition is felt in that part
of the world. New South Wales, South
Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New
Zealand, Tasmania are all making extern
sive PREPARATIONS for their representation,
and splendid exhibits are reported sure to
be sent. Three new steamers between Sgd
neY and San Francisco are about to be put
Oh.
THROUGH misinformation "World's Fait
Note' recently stated that the Rhode Island
building would combine the architectural
features of the present capitol building and
of the one formerly used in Newport. Such
is not the case. The structure will combine
the features OF the ''old stone mliP at New.
port, which is of unknown origin AMI which
is alluded to in Longfellow's skeleton in
Armor," and those OF the Arcade bust
ness building in Providence erected about
sixty years ago.
ONE the remarkable features of the Ex-
position will be a series of religious con-
dresses from August 25 through the month OF
September 1898. The Chairman of the Gen
eral Committee, Rev. John Henry Barrows,
of Chicago, has associated with him mem
bers of sixteen different religious organiza,
tions. They have invited the representatives
of all the great historic religions to confer
together and to show what light religion has
to throw on the great problems of the age.
Their plan has met the approval of Mr..
Gladstone, Cardinal Gibbons, the poets
Holmes and Whittier, Archbishops Ireland
and Ryan. Professor Drummond, Professor
Godet of switzerland; Rabbi Maybaum, of
Berlin; Justice Ameer Ali, of Calcutta;
President Washburn, of Robert College
Constantinople; Bunyin Mantle, learned
Buddhist, of Japan, and scores of the lead
ing scholars of America and Great Britain.