Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-04-22
KANSAS EXHIBIT.
Display OF the Sunaower State ut the
Worlds Fair-What the Ladies' Are Doing
to Entertain Visitors.

| WORLDS Fnir-Whnt the Ladies Are Doing
to Entertain Visitors.
TOPEKA. Kan. April H. The Kalsas worlds
fair commissioners have left for Chicago to
assist Commissioner Kern In arranging the
| Kansas exhibit. Mrs Clark. the secretary,
will remain until next November, but the
ofice In Topeka will be kept open and In
charge Of IN assistant throughout the sum-
mer In order to keep the exhibit supplied with
fresh vegetables, fruits and other products Of
the soil.
One or more Of the commissioners will DO In
| Kansas q considerable part Of the time to di.
rect affairs at this end OF the line, but the prin.
cipal work OF the commission will from this on
| be done In the Kansas building 1T Chicago.
Daily car loads OF special exhibits are for
warded from all parts OF the state and IL will
require nj the time and energy of the commits
sion 10 get everything In readiness for the
opening of the fair, Mayl
The finishing touches have not yet been put
on the building, but Commissioner Kern writes
that unless the unforeseen happens, nothing
will DO lief, undone on the night Of April 90
There is little In the Kansas building to ut.
tract interest just now except the Dyche dis
play. but this IL regarded by visitors Us one Of
the creates curiosities on the grounds. and
many people view It daily Next week, when
Mrs Clark reaches Chicago, the other exhibits
will be unpackcd and put In place.
The commissioners say that to the women OF
the state Is due the credit Of saving the reputa-
| tion OF the state. The railroads and other cor
porations managed by men have. OF course,
materially assisted the commission In collect
ing exhibits, but men as individuals have done
little.
The ladies' parlor OF the Kansas building will
| be an attractive feature OF the states display.
| The women OF Leavenworth have contributed
| u gorgeous hand-painted sunfowor frleze and
| 10 harmonlze with this the women OF Newton
| will send handsome rug. A Chicago piano
company will contribute TO the furnishing of
the parlor Us q free gift to the state an instru-
| ment Of light wood valued at 81 900. Painting
Of Kansas scenes done by Kansas women will
| adorn the walls OF the room and u massive
mantel OF stone, wrought by Kansas women,
will add TO the effect Among other prnamenta-
| lions will be o beautiful stained glass window,
| lovely divans, richly upholstered chairs and
| chair made OF the horns OF Texas steers-all
| the work OF Kansas women.
The women OF Shawnee county will furnish
| the reading room to blend with friezc OF dead
grasses In this room will be table supplied
with all the leading papers OF Kansas.
| Judge Adams, secretary OF the state histor-
zeal department, will be in charge OF the his.
torical exhibit In I'D dition to the more inter-
| csting collection Of the state historical society
| will be included In this exhibit many contribu.
tons from the women OF the state Among
other things there will be Q complete history Of
| the churches OF Kansas.
Not The least interesting exhibit will DO
| made by the educat ional institutions, including
the public schools The college faculties and
public school teachers and pupils have been
working on this display for more than year.
| The horticultural exhibit will be In charge OF
| Prof. Wellhouse Unfortunately last year was
| o bad fruit car In Kansas and he was unable
to preserve q supply OF fruits in cold storage,
| but he will have fresh fruits from gardens,
vineyards and orchards daily rs fast rs they
ripcn. He Is largely indebted TO the women
for contributions OF preserved fruits and fruit
products One OF the contributions OF tho
women will be the state university in minia'
| ture, constructed of iellies OF every possible
variety and shade To do this required 1900
| glasses. To add TO the effect this will be light
| ed with electricity.
The Kansas commissioners expect the Kan
sas agricultural display, thanks to last years
enormous crops, TO be the best in that line at
| the fair There will be corn and wheat every.
where, with o plentiful supply OF other pro
ducts, all arranged in circles and other designs
| Among the wheat samples will be some grown
| in northwestern Kansas. weighing 6TI pounds
| TO the bushel There will also be corn stalks
| 81 feet tall and remarkable gyowths OF oats,
| barley, sorghum and broom corn.
The forestry building will contain some splen.
teresling, perhaps will be o walnut log Il feet
long and rs inches in diameter and weighing 81.
| 900 pounds, cut from tree grown In I.eaven'
worth county and which naturalistS say was
growing when Columbus discovered America
Another big growth in their collection will be .
grapevine ~ u inches In diameter.
Prof Haworth, OF the state university, will DO
In charge OF the geological exhibit 1t will con.
sist OF all the different qualities OF building and
lnuA ,tpn oolt nd neh mini
duced in the state The collection OF lead and
zinc specimens com y from the mines OF Chero'
kee county, and the stone from oil the Quarries
in the state. Salt will be shown In architecture
lighted with electricity.
Prof. Dyche's natural history display Is tho
property OF the state university and consists Of
stuffed buffalo elk, bear, mountain sheep.
moose. wolves, coyotes, foxes etc-2ss speci-
mems in oil. Back Of and part OF this display
will be painted scene of Kansas landscape,
and the foreground will consist OF natural buf.
falo and prairie grasses, trees, rocks, cliffs and
streams OF water so artistically arranged that
one may not discover where the painting leaves
of and nature begins. The Smithsonian insti.
tuition has no collection which will compare
with It Prof Dyche has been offered $4,000
for Il since he took IL 10 Chicago but OF course
II is not for sale.
Near Prof Dyche's exhibit will stand Q
model OF the great water power OF the Blue
river ut Blue rapidA done by women out OF the
native gypsum OF Marshall county. In connec-
ton with this will DO n sunnower fountain by
the women and school children OF Emporia,
the drinking places supplied with two silver
cups each, contributed by different cities OF
the state. Water will pour out OF the fountain
through holes made In imitation OF prairie dog
holes and over the holes in bronze will be the
dogs IN the act OF tumbling under cover
Close by the fountain will stand an old chair
which was brought over in the Mayfiower and
lent to the commission by Concordia woman.
Also an old spinning wheel made in Strasburg.
Germany In ids0 Books and rare haniiwork
centuries old will DO displayed from glass cases
in this room.
The Kansas live stock display will be made
in the general building devoted to that interest.
Stock will be cared for without charge, and
there will DO many fine animals on exhibition
from Kansas, to which premiums will be given