The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-04
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

| novel and interesting question
came before Collector Clark ut the Chi.
cago custom house. 1t was in regard
to consignment OF nails, iron beams
and building materials sent over by a
Belgian firm on the Worlds Fair
grounds. The law permits the free on.
try Of goods intended for exhibition
purposes, but 1t was question with the
collector whether these materials,
which will be hidden in the building,
and cannot, therefore, be exhibits, were
entitled to free entry. The collector
hnally came to the conclusion that the
goods were duty free providing the di.
rector-general accepts them for use
within the exposition grounds. If sold
after the exposition closes duty will
have to be paid.
William Nj. Singerly. OF Philadelphia,
will bring his big steer, the largest in
the world, to the Columbian Exposition.
The steer was sired by pure bred
Holstein, and its dam is pure bred
Durham COW. The animal is six years
old and weighs $500 pounds. It's height
Is feet 10 inches, its girth 10 feet
inches, its girth over loin 10 feet 10
inches, and its length from root of ear
to rump feet 10 inches. Mr. Singerly
will exhibit his steer in the live stock
department.
Charles E. Hatcher, one Of Captain
McGrath's secretaries in the city de.
livery department. Of the Chicago post
office, is preparing a unique exhibit for
the postoffice at the Worlds Fair
grounds. Part of Mr.. Hatcher's duties
Is to decipher badly addressed letters
after all the postoffice experts in that
limo hava faf1nd In
has no equal. The bulk of the badly
addressed letters come from foreign
lands. In sorting over these letters,
MIR. Hatcher kept an account of the
number Of different ways the word
Chicago is spelled. The record now
shows 1876 different ways Some ripe
scholar in Finland last week sent a
letter to his brother here and spelled
the name OF the Exposition city Zizazo.
Still another foreigner, possibly with a
sinister motive, spelled the word Jag
gage. Hipaho Jajico, Scheccacho,
Hizago and Chachicho are also prime
favorites and are all down on Mr..
Hatcher's little list. He proposes to add
to it until tho Worlds Fair is opened,
when the list will be put on exhibition.
Mr.. Hatcher has been at his work OF
collection but few months, and he ex-
poets his list will be increased by the
addition Of several hundred by the time
the Fair Is opened.
An interesting exhibit is to come from
the Black Hills, s. D., which will dis.
play in novel form the minerals found
in the Hills. The exhibit when arranged
will be in the form of two story and
half cottage. The frame work of the
structure is already built, and is in the
style OF tho Renaissance, with towers
and numerous gables. It is impossible
to decide on all details, of course, until
all tho material has been collected, but
the following plan will be carried into
effect as near as possible: The founda.
ton will be made Of pure white lime
stone, headed with a layer OF Buffalo
Gap 'calico" stone. The first story will
be veneered with pink quartz. Above
that the handsomest rocks obtainable
will be used-copper. mica, schlst,
needle, spar, garnet, etc. The lower
part OF the tower will be made OF rubies
and the upper part with some sparkling
substance. The windows and shingles
are to be of mica and the steps of mar
BILE. The cottage will no doubt prove
an attractive feature Of the State ex-
hibit.
English music and composers will not
be unrepresented at the Worlds Column
cADh emporium hOAV yOaEs fmOuR
those who haze accepted an invitation
to attend Is DR.. A. @. Mackenzie, who
will conduct performance of his "Rose
OF Sharon" or some other work.
The Chicago Schuetzen- Verein has is
sued an invitation to the sharpshooters
OF the world to participate in a great in
ternational sharpshooters' contest in
Chicago in connection with the EXPOSE
ton next year. Should q sufflcienct
number OF acceptances be received to
warrant it the festival will be continued
during the first five months during
which the Exposition will be open. The
festival is to be conducted by tho Chi
csgo society under the title of the Co.
lumbar Schuetzenfest. Communica.
tions should be sent to G. Schotte, 90 N.
Canal street. Chicago.
A huge octopus or devilfish has been
captured outside the GOLDEN Gate, Cal,
by some fishermen. 1t measured four
teen feet from the end of the body to the
longest tenacle, and has eight arms,
and as is usual with the fish, has over
500 suckers on the arms. The body is
nothing but huge sack, and is soft
and flabby; it is about two feet long.
There are two eyes about an inch in d.
ameter, and faint resemblance to O
beak and mouth. This specimen ia one
of the best in the country, and will be
preserved and sent to Chicago for exhi-
tion at the Exposition.
Some very interesting exhibits of pho
Biography are to be sent to the Exposi-
ton from Sidney, New South Wales.
The collie ction is being prepared by the
government printing Office, and will con.
sist of some 400 views measuring 40 by
80 inches. Some Of these pictures when