The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-14
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

HERD of peacocks from OHIO have been
given q home on Wooded Island.
The Pennsylvania state Board gavo ban
quct 10 the foreign commissioners.
A FIDDLE and chair made by Kit Carson
are exhibited in the California Building
TuE managers OF the Dahomey Village
have sent TO Africa for fifty more natives
THE American Bible Soeiety's exhibit in
cludes Bibles printed in 2i2 different Ian
guages.
THE total attendance at the Worlds Fair
in May was 1,077,233 daily average of
$4,000.
SUSAN p. ANTHONY addressed the National
Association of Women Stenographers al the
Art Institute
FIVE more Samoan women have reached
Midway Plaisance; they brought with them
two large fishing cnnoes.
Ar the opening OF the German exhibit IN
Machinery Hall, the Tyrolean girls in their
picturesque costumes served champagne
NERO, the biggest of the lions In the Hag,
enbecl: arena. has been shipped back TO
Hamburg because he has become ungoverI-
able.
The grounds arc gradually acquiring tina,
gala appearance so much desired by the Off
cials and so necessary for the success OF the
Fair
WEST 0IRGISIA's coal. coke and building
stone display has received its finishing
touches. and been thrown open without
ceremony.
OS juno IL n congress Of trained nurses
held its opening session. II Is hoped to In.
corporate American nurses into II society
similar TO the Royal British Nurses Associa-
tion.
FRANCES musical exhibit. for want of space
in Manufactures Hall, has been set up In the
Electrical Building. Among the iifty-hve
pianos shown is one with complete steel
frame.
The fifty foot anthracite needle. with the
namo "Pennsylvantan on its base. which
stands IN the center OF che Liilding. Is ono
OF the sights Of the Department Of Mines and
Mining.
IL the transportation Building is u farm
wagon. strong ani serviceable, but very light
IN weight. The tires OF the wheels are OF
STEEL but all the other metallic work is of
aluminium.
The pavilion in which sho City OF paris
has its municipal display forms n half circle
in colonade around II bronze fountain. 1t
is one of the most ornamental structures on
the grounds.
A LARGE collection OF English medals and
historical relies. including somc famous
swords and valuable old letters. have been
placed in the United States Building and are
now ON tN ,lDltlOn.
The National League for Good Roads has
an exhibit in the Agricultural Building of
road making materials and sectional sam
piles of approved roads. Around the build
ing different kinds OF roads are to be built.
Miss KATE MARspEN delivered two addresses
before the Medical Congress IN her work
among the lepers OF Siberia. Dr.. Donald Nc
Lehman, of Honolulu, sent n paper on lep-
rosy in the Hawaiian Islands, which was
read.
The changing coiors OF the lamps on tho
great tower in the Electricity Building. which
are moved to the strains of music, changed
from gold to white and then to purple. to the
strains of the beautiful Blue Danuoe," at
the opening.
The Wonder tree is camera obscura
which was exhibited at the Paris Exposition
1t has now been set up in Midway Piaisance.
IL gives the visitor the impression that he has
climbed tree and Is looking down on the
crowd beneath.
HENRY b. FULLER, author OF the -Cheva>
lier of Pensieri-vani, in reviewing the minor
architecture OF the Exposition, pronounces
the Merchant Tailors' structure the rival, in
miniature, of the Art Palace itself, in the se-
we're beauty OF its proportions"
In the New England log cabin in Midway
Plaisance the ceremony OF changing the
Crane took place, the crane being fixed into
nrcpitct Wuiic spoou
ing the Crane" was rected. This was the
formal opening OF the log cabin.
EDMUND RUSSELL. the Delsartean profess
sor, is decorating room for the San Fran
cisco women in the California Building The
room is formed by partitions OF red wood
the general tone is a dull copper one end is
devoted to California's musical instruments
portraits adorn the wall.
In the Pennsylvania exhibit in the Mining
Building is q pavilion constructed to show
every use to which slate can be put a collec-
tion OF seventy-eight varieties Of building
stone in the State, samples OF glass sands are
shown, and a primitive furnace used In the
infancy OF the iron business
The Javanese orchestra is largely made
up OF bells. The players sit In front OF a blue
and gold stand holding dozen queer shaped
bells, made of brass and with a round pin
musician pounds. There are deep brass bells
stands. A big yellow and green drum and q
pair OF huge cymbals accompany the bells.
The Samoan colony in Midway Plaisance
contains an old house which belonged to
Mataafa, tie king whose cause Robert Louis
Stevenson is championing. 1t is built OF
bread fruit wood, the only wood which the
white ants OF the island cannot eat. 1t is
round, shaped something like tent, the
sides being upright to q height OF five
feet the peak then rising high In air The
uprights are about four inches In diameter,
crossed by . circle Of the wood every four
feet. The pieces OF wood are all short and
Joined together BY thongs. The roof " OF