Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-04-07

n very COmpictct duu uOuDblcas al
eyeopening diamond exhibit, will be
made by Cape Colony, South Africa.
The exhibit will include 10000 carats
Of uncut stones, large quantity of
very fine cutand polished ones, togeth-
er with all that Is necessary to show
the process Of mining and washing.
For this II will be necessary to trans
port TO Chicago 100 tons OF pulverized
blue earth, so tons of unpuiveriZed
earth and a complete washing machine,
which will be operated by natives.
The exhibit will also include a unique
collection of crocidollte, special damon
uiferous products, ostrich feathers,
fleeces etc. 1t Is reported that Bush
man and HOttentot In native dress will
accompany the exhibit.
A continuous clam-bake will be one
of the attractions which eplcurean Wis
itors will find at the Exposition.
Harper Bros, Scribner & Sons and
the Century company have agreed to
exhibit at the Fair illustrations show
ing the history of transportation in all
countries. Chief Smith expects to Sc
cure similar exhibits from foreign
countries and from other publishers in
this country. The exhibit will include
reproductions of Autographs, original
drawings and photographs.
The Worlds Fsir committee he
North American Turner Bund has
made personal application to Direct.
or General Davis for display of
gymDastic apparatus, literature on
the subject of physical exercise and
development, and representations of
gymnastic organizations, as well as for
outdoor gymnastic exhibitions, which
the turner's desire to give eight days in
each month during the Exposition.
Pope Leo XIII has written a letter
strongly commencing the Exposition,
which it is believed will have a most
favorable effect in stimulating interest
in the Fair on the part of all Catholic
countries and communities.
A California "bjg tree" has been
selected in Tular county to be shown
at the Exposition. A committee Of
the board of trade, after an extended
tour Of ofinspectiOn, picked out a tree
measuring 81 feet inches in circum-
ference at the base, So feet five feet
above the ground and 60 feet at height
of sixteen feet.
More than 1S0 exhibitors are chron-
icled from Philadelphia alone.
The "San Francisco Women's CAL
ifornia Book Exhibit for the Worlds
Fair,n is the name of society recently
organized in San Francisco. The object
Of the society is to collect a complete
library ofbooks by California writers,
files of papers, scrapbooks, scattered
papersand sketches worthy Of preserv-
alton. These will be taken to Chicago
for exhibit during the Fair. After the
Exposition the collection will be given
to the Golden Gate Park Museum.
The Board of Lady Managers is MAX
ing arrangements foran extensive exhib-
1t showing woman's share in the illus
tration of books, engraving and other
forms of picture production. During
her recent visit to New York Mrs.
Palmer consulted with a number of
publishers and received considerable
assistance from them. A list of dis
tinguished woman illustrators was
secured and plans set on foot to OBJ
tain old volumes and manuscripts illus
trated by womans, together with his
torical data concerning women share
in this line of work from ancient times
down to the present.
A feature of Idaho's Exhibit at the
Fair will be practical illustration of
the system aud benefits of irrigation.
A large section of sage brush soil will
be transported to Chicago. Through
this bitches will be run, and trees, fruits
and flowers will be grown In the soil
by the irrigation system. Prospective
Idaho settlers are expected to be espec-
tally attracted by this exhibit.
Several of the states are having pre-
pared fine Autographs of the buildings
which they will erect at the Worlds
Fair, and through the sale of them are
augmenting their amounts available for
building purposes.
A $4,000 monument of Barre granite
will be one of the exhibits from Ver-
mont.
The New York Assembly has voted
permission for the raising ofone or two
old sunken vessels in Lake George for
the purpose of sending them as relics to
the Fair.
Saginaw, Mich, noted as salt pro-
ducing city, is constructing in minia-
ture complete salt plant for exhibit
ion at the Worlds Fair.
The cottage in which George Fox,
the founder of the Society of Friends
or Quakers, was born, in Leicestershire,
England, is being taken down to be re-
erected IN Chicago.
The "wooded" in the Exposition
grounds is beginning to assume the
character which in great part it will
have during the Fair-that of a gigantic
flower garden. Already the FloricuI-
tural Department has received $1,000
rose bushes and other plants, several
thousand of which came from abroad.
These are being transplanted on the
island.
New York has made Worlds Fair
appropriation of 100000.
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