Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-03
CHICAGO EXPOSITION.

What tires people at the Worlds Fair
Is the walk Of miles in every building.
Five hundred school teachers Of Phil
adeiphia are on a visit TO the exposition.
The color line has not been drawn at
the Worlds Fair. There 10 no distinct
I've Airo-American exhibit.
Captain Kane OF the Chicago police is
making most decided crusade against
the dive in the Worlds Fair district.
The Worlds Fair Commissioner ap-
pointed from New Mexico by President
Cleveland has been seated and White,
the old member, ousted.
The large statue Of Columbus that
stood before the main portal OF the cold
storage building has been donated by it,
owner, w. II. Mullins Of Salem, O., TO
be erected upon suitable pedestal, 10
mark the graves Of the dead fremen.
ldaho's Worlds Fair Commission suf-
Tered another loss. this time by theft. A
solid gold-lined silver cup, presented by
the ladies Of Wardner, was stolen. The
silver chain and staple by which it was
fastened was also taken. The cup cost
the ladies $50. There il no clew to the
thief.
1t has been unofficially decided by the
local directory not 10 return 10 the ma
tional government the 81 1928, ,l20 derived
from the sale OF souvenir coins. The
majority Of the directors consider their
action in voting 10 rescind the rule for
Sunday opening and the return Of the
appropriation all that IL necessary in
the matter.
Owing 10 the fact that it was discov-
cred that several thousand srnge-admis-
SION newspaper passes to the Worlds
Far were stolen, the management can
celed all these passes, and will get out q
new lot TO be exchanged for the old ones,
TO be properly issued ~ fast AZ possible.
1t II not believed many persons secured
admission on them till the fraud was dis
covered. A number OF those presenting
the stolen passes have been arrested, and
AN effort will be made TO make them tell
the names OF the persons from whom
they secured them.
Oregon is one OF the States which has
made extensive displays of her fruit
products, and her section in horticulture
hall has attracted wide attention. The
fruit is renewed every two or three DAYS
and il brought daily from the distant
seacoast at great expense. g. b. Irvine,
who has charge OF shipments, has re-
celved large consignment Of strawbcr-
ries. These were five days on the route,
making the journey OF $500 miles
through all kinds Of weather. Straw
berries are considered by fruitmen TO be
the most liable 10 injury OF any fruit,
and the condition in which the consign-
ment reached Jackson Park il thought
TO be remarkable. The berries were well
preserved and seemingly as fresh rs the
day they were picked, thing which il
considered the more remarkable in view
OF the fact that cold storage en- route
was dispensed with.
One OF the most interesting and com.
plete educational exhibits 10 be seen ut
Jackson Park IL that OF the province OF
| Quebec, which is in charge OF Brothe
Andrews OF the Christian Brothers. Two
sections in the gallery OF the manufact-
ures building are devoted to showing the
work oi the purOchial schools in this part
Ot Canada, and one division represents
the different stages OF scholastic training
IN the Protestant institutions of the
province. The display begins with the
| lNNNnt Rluic anu hpcClllltHH Ol WOTk uOnt
by the pupils from the time they enter
school until they are turned out thor
Oughly schooIed, fitted TO take their po.
sltiOn in society, and are TO be seen in
their regular order. The studies include
all branches known to the educationa
world but, ii the pupils excel in any
one thing, Judging from the exhibit, it il
IN penmanship and drawing. The course
OF instruction makes II special point Of
these two necessary requirements ol the
student, ANA the result IL most crafty
my TO the instructors. The various
schools that are best represented in tn
exhibit are those Of the Christian Broth
ers, Brothers OF the Sacred Heart, Broth
crs OF Christ, Sisters of the Good Shep.
herd, Sisters OF the Assumption, Jesus
Marie Sisters, Sisters of Charity, Con.
gregation Of the Holy Cross aud many
others of the well-known parochal in
stitutions.