The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1893-06-22
ARKANSAS AT THE FAIR.
Things that Interest Our People and the
Outside World.
OUR DISPLAY.
Incidents OF the Week Following the Dedl
cation of the Arkansas Building.

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE Arkan-
sas building at the Worlds Fair is
such a pleasant retreat that Arkan-
sans love to linger in its luxurious
parlors.
But few of those who attended
the dedication have yet returned,
and all seem proud, as they should
be, that they are from Arkansas.
About fifty registered yesterday
and to-day, and among them we
notice w. E. Mitchell, Mrs I.
Lanston and j. Ii. Parkins, of Lit
tie Rock; Mrs. G. Voss and daugh-
ter, Pine Bluff; J. Pappenheimer
and family, Bentonville: A. F.
Wendland, Helena; A. j. Bailey
and wife, Batesville; F. M.
Garvin and wife, Harrison VIM.
Duncan, Eureka Springs.
Professor Mitchell, Hal T.. Nor
wood and Miss Queen Scott Lawson
will leave for Little Rock tomorrow
evening.
Commissioner Vincenheller came
up with the Little Rock delegation
in time for the dedication and will
remain several days. He says that
owing to the difficulties incident to the
transportation of ripe fruit, but little
can be done in making a horticultu-
raj exhibit this summer, but that
later in the season Arkansas fruit
will receive the attention it deserves.
Mr.. Vincenheller deserves great
credit for his work.
Governor Fishback and staff will
remain until the latter part Of next
week. They are seeing the fair like
common people.
The governor feels proud of his
corps of colonels in their military
regalia Of clanking swords and gold
braid.
Professor Shinn is again at work,
putting our excellent educational
exhibit in shape. He secured a
number of very interesting exhibits
ON his recent visit to the state.
On June % Mrs. DR.. Murrell
will read a paper on Woman's
Place in the Building Association
Movement" before the meeting OF
the Worlds Congress of Finance.
She is the only woman who will pre-
sent paper en- that occasion.
Mrs. Rollin P. Edgerton, one of
our representatives on the national
board of lady managers, has pub
lishei very handsome magazine,
which she calls "The Columbian
Women"
1t is a tribute to the quadro cen
tennial, and among its contributors,
who make it's columns sparkle and
glow with woman's mate majesty,
we notice such names as Mrs. Potter
Palmer, Mrs. Jno. A. Logan,
Octave Thanet and others. Il is
an able advocate of woman and her
work, and through it all runs the
silver thread of Mrs. Edgerton's
brilliant individuality.
geographically it is the prettiest
piece of work we have yet seen. 1t
consists of twenty four pages, and
nearly every page presents beauti-
ful steel engraving. On the cover
appears the ideal embodiment of
fair Columbia, as "star crowned and
expectant, She gracefully poises
above her own demesne, holding
aloft the dear familiar salutation
and invites all mankind
to come and see the mar
velous things being prepared for the
good in this world" This artistic
masterpiece is the work of Ben G.
Brown, the talented young artist of
Little Rock, whose descripture of
plantation Life" graces the ro-
tunda Of the Arkansas building.
The managers of lthe Waukesha
Mineral Springs Water Company
have very kindly furnished our
building with an abundance OF pure
spring water absolutely free of
charge. All good people take an
interest in us, and to all who render
us such material aid we owe debt
of the deepest gratitude.
Col. Babcock is becoming fa-
miliar figure in horticultural hall,
with voluminous pomological cat
alogue under his arm, as he goes
about sampling fruit from the vari-
Gus states.