The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-06
WORLDS FAIR NOTES,

NEWFOUNDLAND has decided TO partici-
pate in the Exposition.
THE New South Wales Worlds Fair Com.
mission Is contemplating sending for e1hibi.
bition at the Exposition whole tribe Of
aborigines.
MR. 8. J. HUNTER, of Nevada, Mo-, has q
collection Of over 1 200 varieties Of woods,
petrifcatious etc, which he purposes e1-
hibiting at the Fair.
CoNsUL~GENERAL CRAWFORD has written
from st. Petersburg that Russia Is making
very extensive preparations for making an
exhibit at the Exposition.
AN Esquimau1 village inhabited by from
fifty to seventy-fve natives Of the frozen
regions will be one Of the sights on Midway
Plaisance at the Exposition.
FOREIGN exhibits for the Exposition have
already begun to arrive at the custom house
In Chicago Exhibits have recently been
received from India and Costa Rica.
The limit Of time in which States and Ter
ritories and foreign countries must accept
the sites allotted them on the Exposition
grounds has been fixed at June Z 1892.
IT Is reported that number Of Indians
from the Peruvian forests, and largo col
lection of native Peruvian paintings will be
included in the exhibit which Peru will
make.
The Arkansas Worlds Fair Board has Sc
lected ten acres near Little Rock which it
will have cultivated with the view Of raising
various agricultural products for exhibit at
the Exposition.
"A CONCESSION has been granted for the
construction. on Midway Plaisance. of a
S6O, 900 natorium, which will include besides
large swimming pool, bath rooms cafe
and flower and cigar stands.
The Cunard Steamship Company has ap.
piled for space in the marine section OF the
Transportation building to show series OF
models illustrating the speed Of ocean grey
hounds" and the development Of trans-At-
lantic travel.
In Georgia exceptionally strong efforts
are being made to make its State Fair this
year as complete and representative as pos
sible, for it has been decided to send the best
of the EXHIBITS to Chicago and place them on
view in the Georgia building at the Exposl-
ton.
lHE women members of the North Caro-
lima Worlds Fair Board have undertaken to
raise SIC, 600 to be devoted to the erection OF
State building at the Exposition. They
will hold meetings at numerous .points
throughout the State and receive subscrlp-
Lions.
IT is the present expectation that every
species Of fish and other aquatic animal
large enough to be seen, whicn Is native to
inland waters and to the Atlantic and Pa
ciflc Oceans, except perhaps live whale,
will be exhibited in the Fisheries Department
OF the Exposition.
THE City of Philadelphia will contribute
to the Pennsylvania exhibit choice collec-
ton of historical relics now in the posses
sion OF Meade Post, G.. A. R., George w.
Childs, and the Dre1el Institute: represen-
tations Of Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Cir
ard and other old-time celebrated citizens;
the famous Liberty Bell" and other e1-
ceedingly interesting objects.
INSTEAD Of a reproduction Of an Aztec
temple. Mexico will construct typical
hacienda, or residence of wealthy landed
proprietor. This will be decorated in lavish
manner with Mexican fruits and flowers and
archaeological and chronological specimens.
The Mexican exhibit will illustrate the
present condition and resources and dproducts
of the country rather than its p4st history.
ONE Of the striking and very attractive
features of the dedication ceremonies and
nlsplay next October will be the "Proces.
son OF Centuries" or parade OF symbollcal
floats through the lagoous and waterways OF
the Exposition grounds These hoass are TO
be gorgeous affairs The contract for the
construction OF twerty-tour OF them has
been let at an approximate cost OF SoSo1
each.