The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-09
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and Is s,anch advocate of patriotism.
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Prize Papers and Prize Winners and Prizes
Yet to Come.
Prizes are offered for the best papers any SUBJ
jects announced. such papers TO be mailed to kato
b. Sherwood, Canton, o., not less than two weeks
before the date of publication. Notes Of interest on
the Worlds Fair are in vited from all those inter-
ested in the subject.
TWELFTH COLUMBIAN PAPER, MARCH 16.
/. When was coal oil discovered?
2. Tell something of its history and products.
THIRTEENTH COLUMBIAN PAPER. MARCH %.
l. What is electricity, and when. where. and by
whom discovered?
2 What are the great American electrical inven-
tionse
living and dead?
4 What will be the extent of the electrical ex-
hibits at the Worlds Fair?
FOURTEENTH PAPER, MARCH 30.
l. What is paper. aad VIXEN, where and by whom
first used?
2 What articles made from pnper?
FIFTEENTH PAPER, APRIL s.
/. What is the history Of music. and what prog
ress had it made Ia Columbus's time?
q What nations excel in music and musical COM
position?
3. What progress has America made la music?
T. What will he the musical features of the COM
ing Worlds Fair?
COLUMBIAN PRIzEPAPER.
The best paper received was from Mrs Mary
Goddard. Atlantic. Wye. who is hereby awarded
the beautiful NATIONAL TRIBUNE picture of ''Co-
Iumbus before Ferdinand and Isabella" This pic.
fure is reproduction in color of great historic
painting by Vacsiar Brozik. now in the Metro
poiitan Museum Of Art. New York City. The scene
is the Spanish Throne Chamber. and there 30
figures represented II s a beautiful souvenir Of
great event
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
word as to the exhibits from England and
France which, promise to be very important. The
British exhibits under the general supervision
of the Society OF Arts. of the oldest of the sort
in the world. founded in 1854, for the purpose Of
encouraging arts manufactures, and commerce in
the British Kingdom and its dependencies In the
early transactions OF this Society many articles
devoted a consideration of His Majesiy's Col
onies and Plantations in North America" and in
one of The Arst lists the name OF Benjamin Frank
lin appears.
This society claims to be the originator OF such
exhibitions. dating back to l76l and IL in this
society the great exhibition OF 1851, headed by
| bition Of 1862. The British Government has made
an appropriation of 100000 1890 COO to the Society
OF Arts for the Chicago exhibit which is one-third
larger than made for the Centennia exhibit
This sum Is for general ADMINISTRATION and the
Fine Arts Department; individual exhibitors pay
| their own expenses.
Great Britain and her colonies will cover moro
than 10000 square feet at Chicago. the largest
| space covered by the British at any exlb-
,ion and nearly three times greater than at Phla-
delphia. The principal contributions will be Fine
Arts. Manufactures. Transportation, Agriculture
| and Machinery. The pictures will be from private
| collections. by law be brought from
the National galleries. The pottery, furniture and
jewclry exhibit in the Fine Art line will be very
/ fine.
| The Transportation Building will be interesting,
| as there will be found models OF the great ship
| building industry. almost unknown TO America SO
fully Is II under British control. There. too one
| will have the chance of contrasting British rail way
exhibits with our own. Bicycles and tricyles
which England SO largely supplies the States. will
| be innumerable.
| The contributions for the Woman's Building will
be under the supervision of a committee of English
| ladies. headed by Her Royal Highness Princess
Christian. The nursing exhibit promises to be
most important. will be the work of British
women in painting, literature. lace, embroidery,
| decoration. etc.
/ The British Colonial exhibits will come from
Canada, New South Wales. Ceylon, Cape Colony.
British Guiana, Mauriiius Trinidad. British Hon.
| duras. Barbados, Winward Islands, Bermuda and
the Leeward Islands. British India will have a
small exhibit. New South Wales will exhibit
| chiefly minerals and wool the Cape flne diamond
display. and Ceylon tea and precious stones
The British Commission will occupy 10th GEN.
tury house. half timber above. brick and terra
| Gotta below. There will be typical Ceylon and
Indian structures kiosk working dairy and a
| reproduction Of Shakspere's house.
The French display will include exhibits from
| France and the French colonies. The French Art
| exhibit will be very complete. and will occupy the
| whole OF the eastern annex of Fine Arts Building
| Besides paintings and sculpture there will be fine
| tapestries from the celebrated Gobelin works and
porceains from Sevres and Beauyais. The ex.
hibits in agriculture, mines, machinery. manufac-
lures. electricity. public instruction and On will
be large and brilliant.
The Agers and Tunis exhibits will be in a
Moresque pavilion surrounded by Tunisian ar.
| cades and covering . surface of over 400 square
| yards. On either side Of the pavilion open sheds or
souks will be erected. where artisans may be seen
| making Moresque iewelry, pipes slippers, and SO
| on. la the pavilion will DO displayed cork olive
| oil. figs, dates. almonds and the celebrated Al.
gerian and Tunisian wines. There will be an
Algerian garden. with all kinds of North African
| fora.
In the Annamite pavilion statues of Budah will
flank the side entrance. and the Annamise thing
on the roofs will depict dragons and other pagan
monsters. 1t will be the first Apnamile pagoda
| ever erected ia the United States.
The French Colonies of Martinique, Guadaloupe
| Guyana, Congo. New Caledonia, Tahiti and
| French India will send exhibits. Exhibitors in
native costumes will have charge of all Colonial
displays From Iudo-China (Annarn, Cambods,
Cochin China, and Tonkn) will come silk en-.