The Globe-republican., 1893-04-21
KANSAS EXHIBIT.
Display of the SunfOwer State at the
Worlds Fair-What the Ladies Are Doing
to Entert ain Visitors.

Worlds Fafr-What the Ladies Are Doing
to Entertain Visitors.
TOPEKA. Kan April 1.-THE Kansas world:
fair commissioners have left for Chicago I,
assist Commissioner Kern in arranging the
Kansas exhibit Mrs. Clark the secretary
will remain until next November, but the
office in Topeka will be kept open and in
charge Of an 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 be in
Kansas considerable part OF the time to di-
rect affairs At this end of the line, but the p-in-
cipal work of the commission will from this OF
De done in the Kansas building at Chicago
Daily car loads Of special exhibits are for
warded from all parts of the state and II will
require all the time and energy Of the commits
sion TO get everything in readiness for the
opening Of the fair Mayl.
The finishing touches have not yet been pu;
on the building, but Commissioner Kern writes
that unless the unforeseen happens, nothing
will be left undone on the night of April %
There is little in the Kansas building to at
tract interest just now except the Dyche dis
play but this Is regarded by visitors as one O
the creates curiosities on the grounds, and
many people view it daily. Next week, wher
Mrs. Clark reaches Chicago the other exhibits
will be unpacked 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
a gorgeous hand-panted Sunfower frieze, and
to harmonic with this the women Of Newton
VIII send handsome rug. A Chicago piano
company will contribute to the furnishing Of
the parlor as a free gift to the state an instrur
ment of light wood valued at $1,000. Painting
Of Kansas scenes done By Kansas women will
adorn the walls OF the room and massive
will add to the effect. Among other Ornamental
tons will be q beautiful stained glass window,
lovely divans, richly upholstered chairs and
chair made OF the horns OF Texas steers-au
the work of Kansas women
The women OF Shawnee county will furnish
the reading room to blend with frieze 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 addition to the more inter.
esting 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 a complete his tory of
the churches Of Kansas.
Not the least interesting exhibit will be
made by the educational 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
a bad fruit year in Kansas and he was unable
to preserve supply Of fruits in cold storage,
he hav frrifs frnv
vineyards ard orchards daily as fast as they
ripen He is largely indebted to the women
for contributions of preserved fruits and fruit
products. One of the contributions Of the
women will be the state university in minia-
ture constructed of jellies 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 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 67s pounds
to the bushel There will also be corn stalks
p feet tall and remarkable growths of oats,
barley, sorghum and broom corn.
The forestry building will contain some splen-
did specimens Of Kansas woods. The most in
teresting, perhaps will be walnut log 4, feet
ong and IS inches in diameter and weighing 49,
NO pounds cut from tree grown in Leaven-
worth county and which naturalists say was
growing when Columbus discovered America
Another big growth in their collection will be
grapevine 10 y inches in diameter
Prof Haworth, of the state university, will be
n charge Of the geological exhibit 1t will con-
'ist Of all the different qualities Of building and
cad, zinc salt, coal and other minerals pro-
1uced in the state The collection of lead and
zinc specimens comes from the mines of Chero
zee county, and the stone from all the Quarries
n the state. Salt will be shown in architecture
lighted with electricity.
Prot. Dyche's natural history display is the
property OF the state university and consists OF
stuffed buffalo, elk, bear mountain sheep
moose, wolves, coyotes, foxes. etc.-3a5 speci
mems in all Back of and part Of this display
will be a painted scene of Kansas landscape
md the foreground will consist Of natural buf.
alo and prairie grasses trees, rocks, cliffs and
treams of water SO artistically arranged that
me may not discover where the painting leaves
1T and nature begins The Smithsonian insti.
ution has no collection which will compare
With it Prof Dyche has been Offered SIS Oo)
or it since he took it to Chicago, but OF course
is not for sale.
Near Prof Dyche'S exhibit will stand a
model of the great water power of the Blue
liver al Blue rapids done by women out of the
lative gypsum Of Marshall county In conuec
ion with this will be sunfower fountain by
he women and school children OF Emporia,
he drinking places supplied with two silver
ups each, contributed by different cities Of
he state Water viii pour out OF the fountain
through holes made in imitation of prairie dog
loles and over the holes in bronze will be the
logs in the act OF tuElbling under cover
Close by the fountain will stand an old chair
which was brought over in the MayfioHer and
ent 10 the commission by a CoGcordia woman
Also an old spinning wheel made in S;rasburg
in 1870. Books and rare handiwork
old will be displayed from glass cases
n this room
The Kansas live stock display will be made
n the general building devoted to that interest
stock will be cared for without charge and
here will bs many fine animals on exhibition
rom Kansas. to which premiums will be given
y the Kansas commission in addition to those
.warded by the national commission.
WEATHER BUREAU FRAUDS.