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CHICAGO EXPOSITION.

The daily cost Of operating the World,
Columbian Exposition IL $4,000.
A straw hat plated entirely by Queen
Viclorin, has been sent 10 Chicago lOl
exhibition.
Missouri will have eight herds Of thor,
ouRhbrcd cattle OF the different breeds
ut the Worlds Fair.
French and English newspapers now
publish exhaustive correspondence from
the Worlds Fair; some Of it very amus-
Ing.
Arrangements have been made for cx,
cursiOnH Of cOlorcd people from the South
TO the Worlds Fair, and il IL expected
that 300, 900 will thus be added TO the
attendance.
The Boston Journal opened up cOu-
pom contest for ladies 10 20 10 the Worlds
Fair. Miss Lizzie Borden received the
highest vote, 100 200, but declined to nc
ccpt, and the next highest was awarded
the prize.
One Of lndia's potcntates, the Mahar-
ajnh Of kapurthala, has reached Chi
cngo, accompanied by one OF his wives
and his rctinuc. The Maharaiah has
come 10 see the fair, and will stay until
ho has "donc" the exposition thor
oughly,
AT the present rate the total attend
ancc at the Worlds Fair for the six
months il h open will bc "a, 100000. But
the estimate was for total Of $1,000
600. The best months are vet to come,
and perhaps the higher figures will be
reached.
The picture, In My Studio" in the
German section OF the art exhibits ut
Chicago has been slashed with a knife.
The painting is by kahlcr, who, il IL
thought, had the picture cut 40 ~ to at
tract attention. Artists think the in.
jury can be repaired with little trouble.
The bonds OF the Worlds Fair otIi-
cials, found guilty recently by Judge
Stein OF contempt OF court i'm violating
the Clingman injunction by closing the
fair 10 the public Sunday July %, have
been filed, thereby suspending proceed
ings pending the action OF the Appellate
Court. The case in which the parties
are held 10 answer cannot take prcce-
dcncc on the Appellate Court calendar,
and at the earliest possible time will not
be called before the end of next Octo-
ber.
Anthony Comstock il in Chicago. He
called on President Iliginbotham, and
announced that hc had como from New
York 10 lead a crusade against the dane
ing girls on the Midway. Mr., Comstock
had evidently investigated the places.
As he went out he dropped n catalogue
OF the Midway. On the margins Of the
leaves crosses and stars had been made,
showing that he had visited the theatcrs
OF the giddy Persian dancers and the
dusky Algrrians. Mr.. Comstock will
call on President HiginbOtham again
and make another protest against the
Failing to have them sup
pressed by officials of the fair, he will
probably appeal to the city authorities.
Chief Buchanan in charge OF the stock
exhibit at the Worlds Fair has an
uounced the result OF the cheese contest,
which has been in progress there several
weeks. The test was pronounced most
most carefully conducted and
the most thorough ever made. The con-
test was between twenty-five COWS OF
Jersey, Guernsey and Shorthorn breeds
each. The result is as follows, being
decided victory for the Jerseys Milk in
fifteen days-Jerseys, 1926 pounds
Guernseys, l0,93S pounds; Shorthorns,
II, 1856 pounds. Cheese made-Jerseys,
/ ,45l pounds; Guernseys, |, l50 pounds
l,077 pounds. Value OF
cheese - Jerseys, $l93,9S; Guernseys,
1889; Shorthorns, $l40l4. Value of
whey--Jerseys, 1920; Guernseys, 1913;
$S.67. Increase in live
weight-Jcrseys, l472 pounds; Guern-
seys, 27.6O pounds; Shorthorns, 3l,91
pounds Total valucs-Jerseys, $2l7,96;
Guernseys, $l64.b5; Shorthorns, $9036.
Net profit in fifteen days - Jerseys,
Sll9S2; Guernseys, $3.50; Shorthorns,
ISL .36.