The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-31
(From our Special Correspondent.)

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Chicago, March 25, 1903.
South Dakota will have a novel and
instructive exhibit in the Horticultur
al Hall. A reproduction of Crystal
Cave is being built directly under the
great dome OF the Horticultural build.
ing. The last Of the 400, 900 pounds
of crystal arrived two days ago, and
the proprietors of the cave, Keith and
Although, of Deadwood, have a large
force u men putting the big blocks in
to shape. The exhibit will be In un.
derground passage ways consisting Of
seven apartments, the largest being 20
by 40 feet. In one corner will be a
miniature lake, and at certain places
the water will be dripping from stalac.
tites just as it do-s in the original cave.
Each room will be made of a diff
ierent form of crystalization, there
being over sixty specimens of the most
beautiful calcite ever found before.
The crystals vary in color, some being
white, others blue, red, pink and yel-
low. The entire interior will sparkle
like cave full Of polished diamonds.
Another feature will be some plants
which have never seen the sunlight.
These will be placed in the case, as
Will also the night blooming cereus
which has been donated by John
Thorpe. The admission will be free.
| The National Columbian House
holders Economical Association is 10
be the name of the Columbian House.
keepers organization for the future.
lhls society is intended for the i'm.
Provement In domestic economy. A
wonderful interest is being taken by
the ladies' IN every locality where a 10 .
Cal union has been formed in this new
work. The association is only about
eighteen months old, and there are
over three hundred members. Mrs.
ohm Wilkinson, its president, said to.
DAY, when asked what they intended
To exhibit at the Fair. ave have forty
square feet assigned us in the womens
department, and this entire space will
be used to demonstrate the proper
method OF making bread. The whole
process will be shown-eaeh step. from
the raw flour to the finished loaves,
Will be practically illustrated. This
Will be a, continuous object lesson during
the Far. Artists will be at work ali
the time on each part of making good
bread, SO that any one can easily see
and understand how to make the best
and most healthful bread"
A llfelike representation of the vol.
cano Kulanea on Hawaii Island will
be the exhibit from Honolulu. 1t will
not be government exhibit, but it is
managed by private parties. This will
be an interesting sight to those who
have never had the opportunity to
travel and see real volcanoes. In fact
almost all the exhibits from abroad
will be excellent object lessons to the
young people who are in school. OBJ
Ject lessons are fast becoming recog.
nlzed as the onlytrue method OF teach.
ing the young. And surely the Col.
umblan Exposition will be one con-
tinuous object lesson to every be-
holder. Every parent ought to ap-
preciate the great benefit to his child.
rem that can be derived from a weeks
visit to the Worlds Fair next summer.
Near the centre of the Manufactur-
ers, Building will be placed a group
OF figures by which will be illustrated
the native Indians of this country.
There will be seventy of these fig,res
ranged in groups representing natural
and characteristic positions. Thus,
for example, there is one group that
shows a number of Zuni Indians at
work manufacturing pottery, and
another representing them in reli
glous ceremony. The figures are all
dressed IN genuine garments that were
secured from the Indians by the field
agents of the chronological bureau and
other ways. These figures promise to
be one OF the most interesting exhibits
in the great show
Over 500 square feet have been as
signed to Minnesota for its pomologi
cal exhibit. An appropriation of S.
900 was made by the Minnesota Leg
islature for the exhibit Every variety
of fruit grown III the State will be in
cluded. The exhibit occupies tn,
central portion of the horticulture
building, and from the unique manne
OF its arrangement will be one of tht
most attractive displays in the section
devoted to pomology. Shelves will b,