The Green Forest tribune., 1892-09-08
Worlds Fair Notes.

uelPhla, VIII DflnS MS Dig steer,
the largest in the world, to the
Columbialf Exposition. The steer
was sired by pure bred Holstein,
and its dam is I. pure bred Durham
COW. The animal is 6 years old
and weighs $500 pounds. 1t height
feet IL inches, its girth 10 feet 8
inches, ii girth over lo;n 10 feet 10
iucbes and its length from root OF
ear to rump 8 feet and 10 inches.
Mr. Singerly will exhibit his
steer in the Live Stock Depart
ment.
In Pike County, Illinois, the
identical pistols used by Aaron
Burr upon the duelling field when
he killed Alexander Hamilton
have been found, and will be cxhib-
tied at the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position. They will make good
companion pieces for the articles
once owned by Blenne rhassctt,
with whom Burr attcrward as
sociated, which are to he placed
on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair by the Ohio Historical So
ciety.
Little Claude Z. Cowen, less
than two years old son OF By.
n. H. Cove, of Morgan Park,
Illinois, sent 100 pennies to the
children's home that is to be
established by the Exposition.
This is the first child's subscrip-
ton.
English music and composers
will not be unreprcsented at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition next
year. Among those who have
accepted an invitation to attend
is Dr.. a. G. Mackenzie, who will
conduct Il performance OF his
"Rose of Sharon, or some other
work.
A huge octopus or devilfish has
been capture outside the Golden
Gate, Cal, by some fishermen. 1t
measured fourteen feet from Tie
end of the body to the cnd Of the
longest tenacle, and has eight arms,
and as is usual with the fish, there
are over 800 suckers on the arms.
The body is nothing but huge
sack, and is soft and fiabhy and is
about two feet long. There arc
two eyes about an incil in diam ter,
and IA faint resemblance to u beak
and mouth. This specimen is one
of the best in the county, add will
be preserved and sent to Chica-
90 for exhibition III the Exposi-
ton.
A part Of the material for the
New Hampshire State building has
been shipped from CONGO d, \. Il.
The shipment consists OF 1872 pieces
of Concord granite, 102 blocks ot
Conway stone and eleven barrels
of nodded granite tor the fire
places.
One of the features of the Cali
fornia exhibit at the Exposition
will be Il pamraS palace, 20 feet
square, which will be erected in the
State building. The palace is the
contribution of Mrs. Harriet W.
r. Strong, OF Whittier, Cal, who
is large grower OF pampas
plumes.
A seperate building at the
Worlds Fail for the shoe and
! leather industry exhibit is now an
assured tact, as the required $780,
600 has all been raised. heather
| dealers and manufacturers in all
parts Of the country have contri-
buted to tho fund. The building
will be one of the handsomest on
the grounds, having been designed
BY Sander, an eminent Franch
architect, now. connected with the
fair. 1t will measure $50 by SIS
! feet, and will contain everything
in the way Of leather and the pro-
| ducts of leather exhibited at the
fair. The most improved machine
ry used in leather madl!factnre
will be shown, as also the mann
featuring processes. The visitor
may watch this from the rawhide
to finished shoe or dainty. L is
! likely, too, that rubber goods aud
| their manufacture will be shown
in this building. Altogether the
exhibit will be far lar4cr and more