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Show WOlllllV nut MJTIS, An Knclatlon hat been forme 1 lu (lertnany to ri,ftnlx excursion Arllrs to visit the Woi I 'sl-air and Incljen tally Niagara J'alls and a iibmber of the larger titles. It lsropoied to ac-rnmplltli ac-rnmplltli tills within a period of silly days and at an expense of between S-od an I $10). Tin repro luollon of Coluinb is' cira vel, thr-riliiu Maria," Is beOig built by the Hraulsh goverunient at the Ca. racciard at CaJU. At rijka, Kan i an organlxttlon, turned lb Afro ('olutnblau Auxiliary Club, hw bseu formid for thupurpotu of aldlugtlieLolored (eopleof Kansas, Coluradj an Mlsiiurl to attend thu Woi II 's 1'slr and obtain reduced rats and goud accommodations. A toJ,0IU monumint to Columbur, designed by sciltor Howard Kretso mar of Chlcago,wlll be erected In Lake Truot park, which has leen termed th "llateway lo tho l.xtiosltlon." den. J, 11. Ilrluktr, ne uflhe altef nato uatloaal comtulsslsnera irom Mla.la.lpi I, has In bis aasiuilon, an 1 will exblblt at the exposllloll, five bale or cotton that was raised by slave labor In HOI 3. Vlsltott M the ixieiltlou will U able to go comfortably and iximth tuusl) Irom oh part u( the grounds U another anl obtain advantagei-us views oftlieliullilllgs Ihe) may do this either In electrln boats luroUa.ll tb lagoons, or ty the Intramural elevated i Initio railway. The coulract for tho Utter like been awarjej. There will te live miles of duuole track and sta. tlnns at convenient iiolnts. The route, at msn,xd out, rum fri n one enl ta theotner of the grounds In a sluuous course. The far will be flvo cintt, and the capacity ef tbe ruaj about L'D.uxjO an hour. 4 A reject Is being perfectoj at Mel. bjurue, Australia, whereby a large 1 arty of artlsaus of vailous crafts may lm enabled to visit the exposition at Colcago for stu ly aud i Itatute com blteJ. In th women' exhibit from Houlli Dakota will b a life Ua statu of a Hloux Indian maiden, I n suijrct was Mlumhaha, the eighteen year old daughter of Hitting Hear, who was imminent In the engagement Willi lien, Custer's troops on the Lltllo lllg Horn. Minnehaha fell In love with a lluuteuaiit In the IT, H. army at colt Bully and died ol a broken heart. It Is now assured that the various college Uieek Idler rraterullles will unite, first, lu ruaklug a collective ex hlblt lii the I.tbtral Arts Department of the Kxjiosltlon, and. second, that the) will bold a l'anhellenlo council, composed of accredited representatives from the dltlerriit Irsternltlcs. This council will lie held lu July of next year, at a da e jet to be fixed, and will discuss the relations between students, colleges and fraternities and how best to promote the best Interest of all three, A glais punch howl, insdo by the glsss blowsrs of Cork In 1825, aud presented to Daniel O'Connell, the famous Irish patrlet, will npear lu the exhibit from Coik. Un sld of lb bowl bears O'Coiimll'i Initials aud tku other a representation of Cork, as It then exlatod. According to the Liverpool Journal of Vummcrtx the l.ugllsh rail-rays will carry World's lair exhibits at hatf rates from uuy station to Hie port of embarkation, and most of the Atlautlo steamship lines will transport them at a uniform rate of Us I-.07J rlon. An International chees congress In connection with the World' lair Is I elug advocated, aud may be account ed a certaluty, at aome of tho most Influential chess associations aud clubs are strongly In faver of tho Idea. Many relict of IheCalwta, the early l'ugllsh vojiwer to America, will l exhibited at the l.iiualtlon by a committee com-mittee formed fur that purpose lu Hnstol, l.uglaud, whird thu Ciibots lived. Dr. X. 0. Hltlock, prrtlJeiit f lltu Washington Htate World' Fair board, annouiites that theruwlllbecvlebrated attheWaahlugt u building a "water, melon day." Ha hat set apart 100 acres to be tlevotml cmlrel to the raising of this,, ruslons, and be prom, lass Intake a tralnload ufthimtothu Talmud give Ihetn awuy with llm pursof (ouvlnilug olo that nt auattrtuelou growing d nto Wnih lugton etandsflrst. Thu Ilaltlmoro aud Ohio l'.illaal Is having an ulaburateillsiU mudu lor the Imposition. It will IniluduluoJrls of the rolling stock and uiollvu owor, BliowluifllB ouimrucllon of thu llr.l t urtren miles, which wrroo.uei fur lutQIc May J I, 18.7, from Hiltlmore b l.lllCt.t. Mills, when strap-Iron was railed to wooden tlrlngtrs, and the two or three upen coaches, whlih wore called wagsbs, wtr hauled by horses. Insurance aggregating more than f 1,000,000 Is now crrrlrd on the World'a ralr tiuilJluM. At lh i eclal rtqut tt of the l,nipna of (Itiiulliy th" l' it' r'rrdelbk ICutl, auut of tho l.mnsror, hat uo cu ted 111" retldeoc) or the ivomall'-commlssiou, ivomall'-commlssiou, which will co operstewlth thobcarJ ol laly maungrr In pro niotlug the wemrn's exu bl at the ralr. The Blat Hoard of fM",Tirc of Idaho has assdm i! Hie resimnslblllly iifrr.siogfll.nrKiwIt'i which lu sup I i lenient tt Hlale'-. stld's Klr proiliUoiicfV2(M-iU Or.al llrltaln'a Uilldlng at the l".x-position l".x-position will be a typical sclniou uf n t Iclureniue, hall Mui-ered I ngllsh hum of the tliuutf Henry III, or about th 1-a.rltstt which the World's I'alrwilloomuiemorate, It will be Dj Iret'i. 'e, twii s'jirlee hlgh.iinil lullt ol ret, likj heavy tluwr anJ yel lowish terra ciitU, wiih led Hllug lor the roor. The New York World'a Pair boar 1 has visile I Chkigo, Impacted Hie hx-position hx-position grounds mil luildlugsniil In-lulled In-lulled catehllly Into Iho (irugten of the work ol preparation lor Hie grent I air Thu meiuoi ra I llm board x. iressrl their astonishment anl euthu lasitl l ver the liisgulllceut bull ! Ing and the vast am iiintol work that has t-esii ncromillihed They mid that New urk will nof bull all Its energlis lo In cmlltably and splend Idly Id-ly tepteseolt ', Bud that llsresli) r there will l.o no gr id fur nccuslna the state of lukewarmuess, Tho most coiisplouous ornamental feature of the duc-,1 palace In the oily or llruntwlck, (lirmsuy, Is a huge iUJrlga or i harlot, drawn by liur tiorses abreast. It Is l copir, nnd Is the work ol (leorgo llowaldt, who ia the Inventor of the process one of grest Ingenuity and mirlt ny whloli It was made. Aa a wotk ofall, It "! tracts great attention. The Illluils WcuiMl's l:xosltloti board coiiteiil1ati I a novel exhibit al (art ol its work. In lh form ut a luudel hoiut. rheldei Is tu show the hltal tundllloi.a that Bhrtild aurruni n woman's life In the huuseho.d nod do monsttate the faclllths Hist tan b I rovld! at a modtral cost, lithe I Un is carried Into etecntloii 5,'H) willbeapiroprlatvd and the biHdln trecleil with a s eclal view to Its aanl Ury rinlllltnt and arraniomentt for haaltcg, Habllnganl coiklng. Iho women of rllladelplila have a 1 reject of Blmllir eharacltr. 1 hey are raising money by subscriitlou t erect au J ixhiut al thu fair a mu lei "I'lill adilj hla Mechanic's borne." rhe $10,000 World' Fair api rcprla Hon, wnichl.ri-ace has made, will be devote 1 lu largo wtt to the rej aiatlon fur elllll II uf rrj.roJuctlons lu cast nf the many famoua s( eclmeua of aurlont (Jrcekart, now owned bribe i;vern Insnl. These caits, It Is auiiuilliCXl, will be in (uted tu one or more American rouieuuii aler the ralr closes, lh I.xi'mttlun, probably, will not havean I. KM tower or auythlngap-proxlmatlng auythlngap-proxlmatlng It In height, exrej t the elevation towhkb the i- live balloons will aicend. There will be, however, three observation towors about 30 1 feet high for the accommodation ol visitors, whuwaut to take a bird's e) n view ol the groumlsand Isilldltigs. Thsie lowers w III beuf elaborat design end beautiful In apgearancu nnd will cost aboutKOO, OOd each. Chill wllll rr resented at the Pair, ngardleasof the fact, that Ita government govern-ment made no appropriation. Leading luauulacturera ut that republic have orgaulxed aiidapiiolntel A, rbompsou Iteltu repreasutthemas commissioner at Chicago. Mr. Itel was at headuatlers rtcetitiy arcurlng space. He said the ) respects for a crrditabtn exhibit are good. In lilt si u'lcatloti for spsco was Included 1WO0 Bjuare feel for a nltrnlu exhibit. Tho ir.irscmu iy Dujcund, a atr publlsl ed In Warsaw, 1 uland, describes a wouderful clock which will b exhibited ex-hibited lu Chicago. The dock Is the result of six jeareof earnest work by a watchmaker, named Uoldfaden, In Warsaw. It re resent a rallroa aUtlou, with walling rooms for travel-els, travel-els, telegrah and ticket onUes, au eutslde prouieuaue anu a louuiaiu in ojveratlon Alongside of the atallou are seen tho Hacks, with signal booths, switcher aud water reservoir In tail, everything belonging to a Kuropean railroad depot. In th domeuf the ceutral tower of thelulldlng Is a clock showing Hi lcal time, while lu eaoti of two other towera there laaclook, glvtug the lime, respectively, of New York and l'ekln. In both of the towers, lait mentioned, a talendar and barometerar seen, l.very quarter ol an hour It gets lively at the itatlnu. 1 Irst the telegraih operator doe his wurk Issues the telegram to signify that the luck la Clear. Then the doors of the bulldlug are opined; thestatloi kreper and his aialauut appear on tbe platform, plat-form, at the ticket uftlee thecaihler Is noticeable, the guards leave the signal-booths signal-booths and holstthe barrier; a long row of -aseengers It observable In front ol In ticket office; laggage Is hauled; oueol the guards rings the bell anl a train runs Into the station. While the whistle of the locomotive It blown, the train stops; a workman goes aloug the row of loatheaand hit tbe ailes with a bniimer, while another one puui)Mi water luto Hie water tank of the locomotive. loco-motive. After a third signal with the station bell the train atari mid dlsap. !earsln atuuuel uu the opposite aide. The station keeper und his assistant h ave tho iilstforut and the doors ol the drp3tbulldlngare closed, the guarJs enter their booths and quiet reigns. Alter fifteen minutes th same trouble ooinmvuucs agalu. Hwlss women ar now arranglog to be represented lu the Women' build-lugaiChlcago, build-lugaiChlcago, They are desirous of giving careful Information abiut the lOBlllonuciUlol by their sex In edu cation, In lusirr, ihllanthropy, liter, ture, and the tlu nrts. They will alio describe the civil sutusof women, an 1 send tu the sj et lal exhibition ol female work In the Women's bulldlug some oljtcts of merit The Hwlsi government govern-ment has leen oousulled with respect to this undertaking, and has manifested manifest-ed th most cordial symjalhy aud a wllllncueis tu rt'slil. |
