The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-08-13
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Duke of Edinburgh WIN Exhibit Some
of His Collection OF Ancient
Musical Instruments.

A Boston man wants to exhibit q sky.
cycle at the Worlds Fair. A skycycle
comes under the head of flying ma
chimes.
The Board OF Trade and citizens Of
Fargo, n. D., have undertaken to raise
$50, 900 to supplement the State Worlds
Fair appropriation OF 25,0oo.
The Wisconsin Worlds Fair building
will have a 5000 grand staircase, the
donation OF the Morgan Company, one
OF the best known firms OF the State.
Butterflies to the number of l5o, 900
will be shown in the Pennsylvania ex.
hibit at the Worlds Fair. The collection
is said to be the most complete and finest
in the world.
San Eernardino county, Cal, is con-
templating the exhibition at the World &
Fair of palace of native salt, using
blocks OF crystallized salt that measure
lexla inches and are transparent.
1t is estimated that the thirty-fve
railroads which enter Chicago will ex.
pend $40, ,0O in increasing and i'm.
proving their equipment and facilities
and freight.
The Missouri Worlds Fair Commits
sion has not done Il great deal OF talking.
but information has been received To the
effect that it has been mos, diligently at
work all the time, and that the Missouri
exhibit at the fair will be one OF the best
there.
Costa Rica's pavilion at the Worlds
Fair will be surrounded by gar'.rns or
namented by proiusioa OF tropical
plants, and in the galleries OF the payil-
ion will be placed more than 5000 beau
tiiul birds, many of which have very
gorgeous plumase.
A Sioux squsw 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
years in making the garment. From
the San Diego Mission will be exhibited
valuable collection OF fine needle work
by Indian girls.
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 exhi-
bition at the International Musical and
Art Exhibition at Vienna, where it at
tracts much attention.
French breeders have become go much
interested in making an exhibit of their
horses at the Words Fair thai they
have sought TO stimulate competition
and thus secure the best results by Of
fering as prize handsome bronze
statue OF a typical French .rotter. This
statue is to be modelled from life by NJ.
lsadore Bonheur and to be awarded to
the best collection OF trotters exhibited
at the exposition.
Following the recent discussion in
English journals OF the relative merits
OF English and American locomotives, it
is suggested that during the Worlds
Fair contest be had to settle the ques
ton. 1t is proposed that two or more
crack English locomotives, with English
crews, make the run from New York to
Chicago over one OF the main railroad
lines, and that the same number Of the
best locomotives of American manufact-
ure do the same, and that the results be
compared.
Nahum Barnett, an architect OF Mel
bourne, has under consideration a prof
ect to arrange for a visit OF a party OF
Australian artisans to the Worlds Fair.
The selection will be made from Young
workingmen, probably those IN the last
year OF their apprenticeship, and it is
considered that the inspection 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 fair
will prove OF immense advantage to the
men.