The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-09-07
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

ILLINOIS Will nave an exnlDlt IN ltS Stato
Worlds Fair Building Of specimens of all
the Indigenous wood OF the State.
TEN almond trees in full bearing will be
transplanted in the Exposition grounds at
Chicago from San Joaquin County, Cali
fornia.
OVER Michiean's building at the Worlds
Fair will float large American flag. made
of Belding silk by the women Of Ionia County,
that State.
THE Miners Association Of Nevada County,
California, Is arranging to have small
stamp mill in full operation at the Worlds
Fair as part OF its mineral display.
A CREOLE kitchen, with native cooks and
walters, and dishes prepared in creole style.
will be striking adjunct to the exhibit which
Louisiana will make az the Worlds Fair.
In the Missouri Building at ths Worlds
Fair will be displayed huge mapof the State
915 feet wide and 12 feet long, showing the
counties, and statistics as to the amount and
value OF the product of each for 1891.
THE women of Texas are raising money
with which to place statues Of Houston and
Austin, and busts Of Bowe, Crockett, Travis
and Fannin-all celebrated Texas historical
characterS-in the State Building at the
Worlds Fair.
AT the Theatrical and Musical Exhibition
in Vienna great applause and popularity
were won by the "Schrammeln" quartette
of singers and whistlers in a presentation
entitled "Old Vienna" 1t is announced that
the quartette has been engaged to repeat
it's attraction at rne Worlds Fair at Chi
cago.
BIDS for the souvenir coins are being re-
ceived by ths Treasurer OF the Worlds Co.
lumbar Exposition, the lowest bid being at
the rate OF one dollar for each coin o. fifty
cents. Several offers tor the entire issue OF
five million coins are recorded. For the first
coin turned out from the mint the bidding
has reacaed into the hundreds OF dollars.
AN effort is being mads to secure for ex-
hibition in the Horticultural Department OF
the Worlds Fair specimen OF giant cactus
from the desert region OF southeast Cali
fornia. Ths cactus grows at times to the
height of seventy feet. A specimen when
boxed really for shipment will weigh eight
tons, and it will require an expenditure Of
something like $500 to deliver it in good con.
dition in Chicago.
AMoDEL Of ocean currents is to be exhibited
at the Worlds Fair which will possess great
practical value. This model, which Is huge
scientific tank, is made to represent the sur
face of the earth spread out on an area of
about thirty feet square, the ocean and seas
being shown by actual water. Small streams
o, water are elected through pipes under the
model so that the whole body OF water moves
exactly as the ocean currents move. Inc
direction OF the currents is shown distinctly
by a white powder on the surface OF ,ths
water.
A. PAzMANDY, Hungarian, will send for
exhibition at the Worlds Fair collection
of exceedingly novel paintings which will,
doubtless, attract much attention. There
are twenty-five of the pictures, and all are
miniatures almost to Jhe microscopic de-
gree. One OF them, representing the land
ing Of Columbus, with seventeen human
figures in It, is about the size OF thu nail of
the little finger. Another is portrait OF
Emperor Francis Joseph, and is Of the size
Of the head of q match. The work on these
pictures Is said to be exquisite.
The Council of the Sunday school Union,
of England. acting in con junction with the
American Sunday school Union, is organ
izinc Worlds Sunday. school Convention,
to be held at st. Louis. in September, 1893.
and with view to facilitating the ettend-
ancs of English visitors is arranging for ex
cursion parties CT Sunday-school workers
and their friends, to leave England about
the 10th Of August, 1898, proceeding from
Liverpool, by way Of New York and Mag
ara to Chicago. where ample time will be
afforded for visiting the Worlds Far, end
thence to st. Louis returning bY way OK
Pittsburg, Washington, Philaaelphia, and
Naw Vork To IiyerDOOl.