The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-21

ers in the act Of shocking the grain. The
west end Of the dome Is similarly decorat-
ed, except that II shows the numDe OF
bushels Of corn raised IN the state, por-
traying on one side vast fields OF grow
ing corn and on the other side the corn
ripened and in the process of being husked.
Secretary Adams Of the state historical
society who has just returned from visit
of two weeks at the worlds fair, says that
the Kansas building is not yet open, out
that il will be ready for the public by the
first of June Speaking of the showing
from this state Secretary Adams said:
The exhibit in the Kansas building is
nearing completion. 1t IS not much pc
hind any, and many exhibits are tar be-
hind il. The main effort OF the Kansas
board is in the direction of showing Kan
sas as an agricultural state. The preDaTa-
ton of the decorations in this line ls under
the direction Of Mr.. Kern. They are belug
made very elaborate aud artistic, both III
the Kansas building and in the Kansas
department IN the main agricultural
building Few states, If any, Will make
better agricultural display than Kansas.
THE educational exhibit, in the hauds
OF Professor Wooster, Is approaching com
pletion, both that portion in the Kansas
building and that in the department OF
liberal arts in the great manufacturers
building.
ne ROCK ISldUl, the -AtCulSOu, 4OpchSA
and Santa te aud the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railroads, and perhaps other
railroads, are putting up exhibits, Tx
hibits are being put in by several localities
in the state, as Fort Scott Blue RAPIDS,
and Kansas City, Kan. The ladies Of
WyandotGe county have contributed
many articles OF interest The reading
room, in which the historical exhibit is
mostly placed, is being neatly and ap-
prOprlateIy furnished by the ladies' OF
Topeka.
The Kansas horticultural exhibit is TO
20 mostly IN The great national hortI-
cultural building. Only a small part OF
that can be put up until the fruit of the
present season shall have been grown.
Four rooms in the Kansas building. the
gentlemen's room, the reading room, the
ladies' parlor and the wOman's depart
ment, al! connected. contain many things
illustrative of Kansas, in its history,
progress, and peculiarities Of condition,
early and late. The historical exhibit
occupies the wall space OF the reading
room and TWO large cases in the educa-
tionai room on the same il0or. These
cases contain an exhibit OF the work ot
Kansas authors and the newspaper files OF
two Kansas counties, Douglas and Nor
ton, illustrating the character Of the work
of the Historical society IN saving the
materials OF the history OF the state. as
contained in the newspaper issues.
BESIDES what have been mentioned,
Kansas has quite a number of other eX-
hibts, partly IN the Kansas building and
partly in the great national exhibits.
Among these the State university, the
Agricultural college, the Normal school,
the department Of mining, etc.
The Kansas exhibit viii be in cOndi-
tion TO be appreciated about June l.
Many other exhibits Will be still iucom-
plete, and the middle of June will be
soon enough for "A visit at the great worlds
fair, il order that it may be seen"