Idaho semi-weekly world., 1892-08-19
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Duke of Edinburgh Will Exhibit Some
of His Collection of Ancient
Musical Instruments.

A Boston man wants to exhibit sky
cycle at the Worlds Fair. A skycyclt
comes under the head of flying ina
chimes.
The Board OF Trade and citizens OF
Fargo, N. D., have undertaken to rails.
$50, 900 to supplement the State Worlds
Fair appropriation OF $25 900.
The Wisconsin Worlds Fair building
donation OF the Morgan Company, ont
of the best known firms of the State.
Butterflies to the number of 1900
will be shown in the Pennsylvania ex
hibit at the Worlds Fair The co lection
ia said to be the most complete and finest
in the world.
San Bernardino county, Cal, is con.
femplating the exhibition at the Worlds
Fair of palace" OF native salt, using
blocks of crystallzed salt that measure
l2xi2 inches and are transparent.
1t is estimated that the thirty-five
railroads which enter Chicago will ex
pend 81 1900, ,0}0 in increasing and i'm
proving their equipment and facilities
TOR transporting World Fair visitors
and freight.
The Missouri Worlds Fair Commits
sion has not done great deal of talking
hut information has been received to tht
effect that it has been most diligently a
work all the time, and that the Missouri
exhibit at the fair will be one of the bes,
there.
Costa Rica's pavilion at the Worlds
Fair will be surrounded by gardens or
namented by profusion of tropica
plants, and in the galleries of the pavil.
ION will he placed more than 5000 beau
tiul birds, many of which have very
gorgeous plumage.
A Sioux SOU w, living near San Diego
Cal. will exhibit in the woman's build
ing at the Worlds Fair a dress of deer
skins, richly embroidered with sixteen
pounds OF beads She worked for two
Yeas in making the garment. From
the San Diego Mission will be exhibited
4 valuable collection OF fine needle work
by Indian gir's.
The Duke OF Edinburgh has announced
his intention OF sending for exhibition
| at the Worlds Fair some of the
almost Invaluable collection OF ancient
musical instruments which he possesses
A part OF the collection is now on exit.
bition at the international Musical anG
tih EAtliDltiOH az v ltuud, where II
tracts much attention.
French breeders have become so much
interested IN making an exhibit OF thell
horses at the Wor DIS Fair that they
have sought TO stimulate competition
and thus secure the best results by Of
fering as prze handsome bronze
statue OF typical French trotter. This
statue is to be modelled from life by M
lsadore Bonheur and to be awarded tc
the best collection of trotters exhibited
at the exposition.
Following the recent discussion ir
English journals OF the relative merit,
OF English and American locomotives, il
is suggested tnat during the World's
Fair contest be had TO settle the ques
tion. IL is proposed that two or NOR,
crack English locomotives, with Englist
crews, make the run from New York tC
Chicago over one of the main railroad
lines, and that the same number of the
hest locomotives of American manulact
ure do the same, and that the results b,
compared.
Nahum Barnett, an architect of Mel
bourne, has under consideration prof
ect to arrange for a visit OF party O
Australian artisans to the Worlds Fair
The selection will be made from younl
workingmen, probably th'. = in the lasl
year OF their apprenticeship and it i,
considered that heinspecti, of the new
modes of building adopted in the large
cities OF the United States and of new
inventions in connection with the sci
ence OF building as shown at the fail
will prove of immense advantage to the
men.