The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-05-10
FACTS ABOUT THE FAIR,

Pro VISION has been made .or the transpor-
alton OF GO. .000 persons an -Four TO Gni IRON
he grounds.
Fury Nat ons and thirty-sever colonies are
represented. Added to these are the umteu
States Governm, mt sndthe various States ana
Territ ories of the Union.
Rououiy speaking. the grounds contain
COO acres. They are mile long and ttout
mile broad at the widest part. The dlstanc"
from the middle OF Chicago is seven miles.
Tnr collection nf exhibits IN the Britisn
section is the largest and most important that
has even been brought tosethe- In any inter.
national exhibition outside OF the United
Kingdom.
A THING that will impress itself upon tho
thoughtful observer is the fact that every
branch OF science and industry has been split
up into min) departments. This IS the as'
OF the spc ,nlist.
IL the exhibits arc 10 be considered from
the standpoint Of numbers the French are
stronges.. IL they are to he Judged by the
average excellence In art Holland. without
doubt takes the lead among foreign Nations.
Iy the depnrtmen; of natural history New
Iora state takes the lead. The Wdrds Nat
u-ai Science Museum Of Ro chester has an CN.
hibit which Professor Putnam saysts perfect.
II shows every form OF animal life IRON
spouCos TO man
Ir must be understood that the Exposition
Is city with u complete government. There
are over 80. 900 exhibitors. ard two persons
for each interest represented would give
fixed population OF 100000. There are wen
organized and equipped police an! Lre DC
pe-tweuts.
~ the artillery exhibit is 12-incl' naval
rife, thirty-siy feet long and weighing liity
tons II l3-inch naval gun JACKET. seventeen
feet long and weighing J6.SO) pounds. the
l3-inch tube that will he nrased blythe jacket.
is thirty-eigbt feet five inches lol. AMI weighs
$4,000 pounds.
THERE is u building where babies can lie
checked lust like "A hat or coat or umbrella.
The charge is moderate and the nurses are
good. There was similar institution Gt the
Paris Exposition. but, unfortunately. several
hundred babies were on hand without clalnl-
ants when the exposition closed.
FRoMthe roof OF the huge building Of Manu-
features and Liberal Arts will beam the biggest
electric search light ever constructed. II has
reiectors six feet in diameter and will give
light OF 104. 900, 900 candle power. II is as
serted by those in charge of TINS light that TO
people sixty miles away the light viii be
nearly as brigh: as Il full moon.
Mosr interesting in n historical sens, are
the trophies from the Hohenzollern Museum.
loaned to the State Department " the United
States Government for exhibition in this Sec
ton. They have been sent over in the custody
of Captain Rogers of the United States Navy,
aud the State Department assumes tn, re-
sponsibility for their safe keeping and safe
return.
OS the steamboat pier are mCvins side
walks. The outer sidewalk moves at the rate
Of three miles an hour, so that passengers can
step upon il while 1t is in motion. They can
then step TO an inner sidewalk which has n
speed three miles faster. SO that they are
carried along the pier at tue rate of six miles
IN hour and can get on or OF AT will without
Inconvenience.
The golden nail. which marSs the compile.
tion OF the Womans Building AT the EXPOSE
ton required several weeks OF constant WORK
20 make. 1t is composed Of gold. silver and
copper. and. a Montana sapphire is set IN the
upper portion of the shield which is attached
to the nail near the head. Mrs. Potter Pal
mer, President OF the Board OF Lady Man
ayers, drove the nail Of gold home with sill
YER hammer
DELAYS in the collection Of material caused
the postponement of the ceremony Of casting
the souvenir bell to he made of historical
metal collected by the Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution for the purpose OF com
memorating the opening Of the Worlds Fair.
The ceremony was set for the opening day,
and Mrs. Cleveland was to have touched u
button at the White House connected with
the automatic arrangement which would have
turned the molten metal into the mould.
In the center OF the Electrical Building,
which is 345 by 600 feet, stands the Edison
tower. This is giant column, painted
white and thickly studded with incandescent
lights. II is 100 feet high The effect il
splendid but is fully appreciated only M
night. The General Electric Company OF
New York has grouped its exhibit around the
Edison column to depth of 100 feet. The
Bell Telephone Company has handsome
house just inside the south main door, the
Westinghouse and other prominent compan-
les being ranged along the main aisle.