Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-03-31
1892, MRRCH, 1892.
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

Newfoundlan has decided to partici-
pate in the Exposition.
The limit of time in which States
and territories and foreign countries
must ccept the sites allotted them on
the Exposition grounds has been fixed
at June l, 1892.
Mr.. S. ]. Hunter OF Nevada, Mo-,
has collection Of ovef IL 900 varieties
of woods, petritications, etc, which he
purposes exhibiting at the Fair.
The Arkansas Worlds Fair Board
has selected ten acres near Little Rock
which it will have cultivated with the
view of raising various agricultural
products for exhibit at the Exposition.
The Board has made arrangements
to send to Chicago for the Forestry
building specimens Of pine, white oak
red oak, sweet gum, cypress and wal
nut.
The New South Wales Worlds Fair
Commission is contemplating sending
for exhibition at the Exposition copies
of the noted aboriginal cave inscrlpt-
ions of northern Queensland, and also
whole tribe of abor:gines.
The President of the Tennessee
Worlds Fair Board has called q con-
vention OF the representatives of the
manufacturing, mining, railroad,
marble, timber and other indust rial
enterprises and interests of East Ten
nessee to meet at Knoxville, March "a,
for the purpose of considering and
taking action as to ways and means
for providing for a creditable exhibit
at the Fair.
The Koeliner Maennergesang-Verein,
the Lehrer Verein (Ieachers' Associa-
tom of Dresden, the Ionkuenstler-
Verein Of Berlin, and the Vienna
MaennergesangV Verien, all prominent
singing societies have decided to visit
the Worlds Fair after attending the
saengerfest in Cleveland in 1898, to
which they have been invited.
Artist G. A. P. Healy, recently re-
returned to this country from long
residence abroad, intends to exhibit
his finest pictures at the Exposition.
Those which he has thus far selected
for that purpose are full-length por-
trait of the Due d. Aumale, third son
of Louis Philippe, and portraits of
Jules Simon, Whitelaw Reid and
George Picot.
The grounds surrounding Frances
building at the Exposition will be
decorated by Vilmorin, who is the
most noted florist in France and at the
head Of the largest seed house In the
world. Vilmorin has made fine floral
displays at all of the Worlds Fairs for
twenty-five years or more, and it is
reported that he IS now planning to
outdo all previous efforts.
The Cunard Steamship Company has
applied for space in the marine section
of the Transportation building to show
series of models illustrating the speed
of "ocean greyhounds,n and the de-
velopment of trains Atlantic travel.
The city of Philadelphia will contri-
butte to the Pennsylvania exhibit q
ckoice collection of historical relics now
in possession of Meade Post, G. A. r,
George w. Childs, and the Drexel
Institute; representations of Benjamin
franklin, Stephen Grard and Other
old time celebrated citizens; he fam.
GUS Liberty Bell" and other exceed.
ing!y interesting objects. Applications
forspace for exhibitsare very numerous
from PennSylVanla.
A Spanish club has been organized
by number of Chicago women who
speak that language. The object is Il
make pleasant in every way the visi
of Spanish visitors to the Exposition
by supplying them with guides inter
prefers, and by otherwise providing fol
their comfort and accommodation. Tht
project has the warm Endorsement anc
support of the President of the Boaro
of Lady Managers.
1t is now considered certain that ths
prominent etchers in this country will
cooperate heartily with Chief Ives II
forming for display in the Art Depart
ment a collection of a retrospective ex.
hibit of etchings made since the time Of