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CENTENNIAL FAIR,
TENNESSEE WILL HOLD A BIG
WORLD'S EXPOSITION.
To Open at Nashville on May 1, 1897
?Many Great Nations to Participate?
Euildiuzs and
Grounds.
J I TENNESSEE will hold orld's
j fair at Nashvillo, >ning
5 1\/f1 1UQ7 r.. mnmry
; iuuy i| auvi ti.M.iuuiu^
6 six mouths. The occasion
is the 100th anniversary of the
Admission of the State into the Union.
While, of coarse, it is not to be
expected that the exposition will be as
great an affair us the World's Columbian
Exposition which was held in
Chicago, the plans now in the way of
fulfillment indicate that the exposition
will be as great as most of those h eld
by foreign Nations. It will be as large
as the Antwerp exposition and larger
than a good many others which are
well known in th? history of expositions.
Since the world's fair, says the Chicago
Times-Herald, tfcere bas eacn year Deen
an exposition in the United States.
The first was the California Midwinter
Exposition, which was held in San
Francisco a few months after the
I closing of the big exposition at Chicago.
This proved successful and led to an
exposition at Ytlanta, the International
Cotton States Exposition, which was
successful At turn.
Shortly after the 1st of June, 1891,
* company was organized to hold the
Tennessee exposition. A charter was
secured under the laws of the State
and the stock was placed at ?1,000,000.
The first money paid on the stock
5. subscriptions was in the spring of
1894, and the balance of the year was
spent in arranging for funds. This
was a slow task, and in the spring of
1895 the available capital reached only
$200,000, but Bince that time the
balance of the money necessary has
been secured.
Meanwhile it was deoided to postpone
the centennial, muoh as the world's
fair was postponed and for the same
reason. The world's fair was to have
been held in 1892, but it was found
imnnroihla to finish it in timd. and ro
it was postponed until 1833. Go with
the Tennessee centennial. Tennessee
was admitted as a State on Jane 1,
1796, but it was found impossible to
finish the work in time to open the
exposition on June 1,1896. Following
the precedent set by the world's fair
at Chicago, the ground were dedicated
on the anniversary and the exposition
itself postponed one year.
MBS. VAX LEER KIBKMAX. MA JOB J. W.THOMAS.
(President Woman's Board.) (President of Fair.)
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Elaborate ceremonies were held on
that date at Nashville, which attracted
eminent men from all parts of the
United States. The glories of the
State in history and the deeds of its
great men were recited, due regard
beiDg paid to the memory of John
Sevier, the founder of the State, and
Andrew Jackson, its favorite hero.
In July, 1895, the Centennial Exposition
Company leased and improved
a piece of property of 200 acres lying
in the western subnrb of Nashville,
which has for years been the famous
race course known as West Side Park.
The grading of the grounds for the
exposition buildings was then begun.
This was a difficult task. The entire
contour of the ground had to be altered,
only a few trees being allowed
to remain as they were. Two artificial
lakes were created, one of twenty-five
acres and a smaller body of water of
two acres. In the centre of the plan
a high terrace was built to represent
? the Acropolis at Athens, upon whioh
the representation of the Athenian
Parthenon whs to be built.
The first building erected was the
Administration .Building, which was
completed-in the lall of 1895. Here
the officers of the exposition, the director
of works, the architects and
their assistants hare had their offices.
Contracts were let on January 1, 1896,
for the Parthenon, the Commerce
Building, the Auditorium, the Machin?ery
Building, the Transportation
Building and the Woman's Building.
KmnK Their construction began at once and
b9H?SH those now under roof and fimshod, except
in some cases the statuary, are
the Parthenon, for the fine arts; the
HffigHCommerce Building, 500 by 315 feet;
Pthe Minerals and Forestry Building,
^00 bj 125 feet; the Transportation
COMMERCE BUILDING ON THE EXPOSi:
Bnildicf?, 400 by 120 feet; the Agricnltnial
Building, 525 by 175 feet;
Ihe Auditorium, seating capacity GOOD;
the Woman's Building, 16D by eightyfive
feet, and the Administration
Building, where the executive officers
are located.
These buildings are built, like thoso
at the world's lair, of staff ovr ac
L heavy frame, except in the case oi het I
P Parthenon, ihe walls of which are of
brick, and the roof of steel and glass.
The preliminary work on Machinery :
Hall and the Power House, Children's j
| Bvilding, Negro Building and Horti- |
^ cultural Building is being done.
When these are well uuder way the
bHistory Building and the Live Stock
Arena will be commenced.
That all of the buildings will be
completed in time and the exposition
will be ready in May is assured.
^Meanwhile the indications are that
B^xposition will be most successful.
nSkits are pouring in. Recognition
BBE^ken given by twenty-five of the
i 7"
States, which will send exhibits of
their resources. Its international i
character is assured by the fact that i
| recognition and encouragement has \
been given by many of the great t
Nations of the world. Japan, China,
Austria, England, Mexico and the
South American States will be repre- i
sented, and many of them have already t
sent exhibits and their buildings are 1
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THE AUDI!
in process of construction. t
A recent visit to the grounds of the t
exposition showed that rapid prog- t
ress was being made in the work, t
The grounds are easily accessible from i
the city, not more than twenty min- f
utes' distance by the street cars. The a
park was beautiful before man began t
to improve on nature's handiwork, and
I ?- i ta *
I IB now even inure utmumui. xu 10 ?
j said that its site is prettier than that i
which any other exposition has ever t
had. On this park a second white ?
city is rising, with buildings as white I
a6 those of the world's fair and form- I
ing a fine contrast to the blue of the i
hills and sky, and the green of the t
waters and the lawns. The buildings c
are splended specimens of architec- a
ture, with most types represented, in- ^
eluding the Doric, Ionian and renais- I
sance, as well as the colonial type, i
popular 100 years ago in this oountry. 1
One of the most important buildings, 7
and the first to be delivered to the i
officials complete, is the Woman's p
Building. To the women of Tennessee c
is due all of the credit for the building r
erected for'tueir use. A womac, Mrs. t
SarA Ward-fJonlAv. was the architect, e
and it will be managed entiiely by p
women under the direction of Mrs. Van s
Leer Kirkman, the President of the t
Woman's Board. Tae building has a a
fine location in the southwestern por- i
tion of the grounds. Its architecture t
greatly resembles that of the Hermit- p
age, the home of Andrew Jaokson, a
1 1 ? 3-11 J -111 V I t,
upon wmcn it was moaeiea, anuougu *'
there are also suggestions of the Greek 1
style of architecture, which produce a
beautiful and novel efifeot." The cen- 1'
tral part of the interior is a large o
rotunda with a grand staircase up s
right and left at the rear, and the a
balance of the building is divided into handsome
apartments for classified
exhibits." The second story of the left
wing, as one enters, is a large assembly
hall, in which numerous congresses ot .
women will meet during the exposi- f
tion. The workmanship on the staff jj
columns, the frieze and the figures is |
i I
VI tuc Ul^UCOl U1UC1. ^
Mrs. Kirkman, the President of the
Woman's Board, has made an effort to
present striking features of unusual
interest, and speoial attention will be
paid to woman's work in the arts. a
Every variety of decorative and ap- ?
plied art will be represented. One
entire room is to be devoted to ceramics
; there will be an elaborate dis- JJ;
play of the work of the American and ?
Swiss wood carvers, and the best women
artists in the country will ,eend 8
gems from their studio?.
Woman's increasing aptitude as a
poster designer has been shown very e(
clearly during the last year or two, ?
and a poster exhibition of the work of
women will be one of the features.
The Souchern woman, even when she ?
essays men's work, does not forget the ^
importance of her sex as housekeepere,
and this is shown by the fact that
the chief feature of the woman's department
will be a model kitchen
where free practical lectures on cook- ^
ing will be given. ^
Another room will be devoted to an
exhibit of the patents and inventions ?
of women gathered from all parts of the
country. The surroundings and *
achievements of women in Persia, P
Turkey, Egypt and Japan will be n
shown in three other rooms. One
striking feature will bo a colonial sit- a
ting room, an exact reproduction of a v
room in an old house in Cambridge,
Mass., which was once the headquarters
of General Washington. This is v'
the bouse now occupied by Alioe ?
Longfellow, in which her father, the 11
famous poet, formerly lived.
Perhaps the most splendid building .
on the grounds will be the fine arte ^
building, which is known as the Par- w
thenon. It is in the actual center of ^
Ihe grounds and is said to be a perfect
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CION GROUNDS AT NASHVILLE, TENN. 1
copy of the celebrated Athenian build- J3
ing, which has been known for centuries
as the finest piece of architec- D
tare created by man. The Parthenon 4
was desiftned and completed in the 0
time of Pericles under the direction of P
Phydias and Ictmue. The building is H
intended as a permanent memorial of 81
the exposition, to last after all of the ^
other buildings shall have been de u
stroyed. It will therefore be entirely < 0
fireproof, with stone foundations, ?
concrete floors, brick walls and steel ! *
roof, the exterior being ornamented , *
in molded staff imitation of the Athenian
Parthenon. Of course it is impossible
to make an exact replica of ?
the famous building iu such a short
space of time, but tho building is v
startingly like the original, ex- j ?!
cept for the delicate carvings on the i ^
pediment and the interior decoration. | d
In front of the Parthenon will be a ;
statue of Pallas Athenae, now boin^
made in Paris, which, with its pedestal, j I
will be forty-threo feet high. From j c
the foot of the terrace there will burst
s. fountain, and on all sides artistic
eatures will be grouped in harmony
vith the Parthenon itself, making it
;he chief point of interest to the
visitors.
Near the Parthenon will be another
nteresting reproduction, known as
;he Rialto. For centuries tho Rialto
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ias ijeea an uujeci 01 impress to uoiu
i
rORIUM.
he architect and the student of hisory.
It will be a faithfal representaion
of the famous Rialto that spans
he Qrand Canal at Venice, amid suroundings
that are not inappropriate,
or the Tennessee sky in June is blue
ind touched with warmth resembling
hat of Venice.
Just south of the Parthenon and
?ithin easy reach of the main entrance
s the Auditorium, which is one of tbe
aost impressive buildings on the
[rounds. The intention is to use it
or the meetings of large bodies,
klany conventions which are to be held
n 1897 by various societies have deermined
to take advantage of the
ipportnnity to attend the exposition
,nd their sessions will be held in the
Luditorium. It is also proposed to
told parliaments similar to those hold
n Chioago during the world's fair.
The capaoity of the building is about
000 people. The design is colonial
n form and Ionic in treatment. Four
>orticos, facing the different points
if the compass, give the floor & shape
esembling a short cross, except for
he oircular colonnades connecting at
ach corner, forming a desirable
iromenade and restful place for weary
ight-seers, while the roof famishes a
teautiful balcony, which not only
.dds to the charm of the design but
n addition affords a vantage point for
he viewing of outdoor displays and
iageants. The interior dimensions
re 290 by 110 feet. The tower is 140
eet high. The architect is George W.
Thompson.
The Commercial Building is the
irgdst on the grounds. It is situated
n the western side and is also deigned
for the display of the liberal
rts. On the roof will be a garden
a* , ?\maalsAt,
woman's building.
nd other concessions. Tho building
leasures 591 by 256 feet. The in?
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3ncr is uiviueu iliiu tumeo uuu u uaic,
tie former being twenty-five feet wide
nd tho latter forty-five feet high,
'he central pavilion is two stories in
eight, the second story forming a
allery on either side 141 by 160 feet,
verlooking the nave, and is roached
v four broad stairways, one on each
nd of the four corners. The general
fcyle is based on the Corinthian and
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me oraers 01 cuu uraeuu-i)ULu?u.
The Agricultural Building is more
n the lines of the ordinary exposi-,
ion building than most of the others,
t is the renaissance style and was deigned
by Julius G. Zwiokor. It is
00 by 200 feet in size, with a magnifient
dome ii6ing in the center to a ,
eight of 100 feet, while six minor
omes are used to balance the struoare.
Triumphal arches, magnificently
xecuted, surmount the four " enrances.
The Agricultural Building
pill be well lighted, ae the domes are
artly of opaque glass, while there are
umerous windows. The building is
)cated so as to show its classioal lines
nd fine proportions to excellent ad'
antage.
All of the buildings will be grouped
j closely together as possible, with a
iew to artistic effect without sacrifice
f convenience. An attempt w.ill be
lade, if possible, for the visitor to
ravel over the whole ground* in a
lort space of time. The chief objecon,
and in fact the only one to the
rorld's fair at Chicago, was that there
as too much to be seen and thut the
istances to be traversed wero too
lagniticent. The Tennessee Centenial
will be compact and an opporunity
will be given for everybody to
ae that which he wishes to see with
he least possible expenditure of effort.
The amusement row at every world's
air since the Chicago Exposition has
ieen known as the Midway in honor
f the Midway Plaisance, along which
hese concessions were grouped in
Jhicago. But the Tennessee Centennial
has found a new name for the
musement quarter. The placs set
part for them is to be called "Vanity
"air, alter the chow mentioned in
'Pilgrim's Progress" which was; seen
y Christian in his journey through
ife. In a triangle will be erected
lany of the features which were atractive
at the world's fair, with
thers. Free open-air shows arc prooeed,
barkers are to have full swing,
nd there are a number of novelties
uggested. The Director-General has,
owever, declared that there shall be
o exhibitions which would be
ffeneivo to anyone. Startling
ovelties are promised, and the
'eunessee people say that the Vanity
'air will eclipse the Midway in novelies.
The following are ihe officers of the
xposition: Major John W. Thomas,
'resident; Van Leer Kirkman, Nashllle,
Vice-President; W. A. Henderun,
Knoxville, Vice-President; John
*?ertou, Jr., Memphis, Vice-Presient;
E. C. Lewis, Director-General.
A company has been formed at
'aintsville, Ky., to operate the cannel
oal mines near that placa.
REALM OF STYLE.
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? uiiivuuiv ur r Aoniuii r un
DRKSSY WOMEN.
New York's "Matinee Girl"?Hei
Fads and Foibllos?Gowus Seen
at the Bazaar of the Red
Cross Society.
(Special New York Letter.)
"T "JTSTHAT would New York b<
\ /\ without its matinee? Anc
V V what would a matinee b<
without the matinee girl'
Armed with her opera glasses, he]
bon-bon box and bunch of violets, sht
can make most anything, if she be
bright and pretty. For she is a merry,
winsome, saucy and audacious little
sinner, with a world of subtle plant
blossoming under the sunshine of hei
fluffy bang. She i3 going to outdo al]
| the other riiatinee girls or die, and,
when her aim it* conquest, those ol
the masculine persuasion might as
well give up the fight. Being a woman
myself, the study of the matinee girl
species of my sex L as been a keen and
interesting pleasure. Not that I have
any curiosity about her, you understand,
nor about anything else, so far
as that is concerned!
Mine Matinee Blossom's programme
for a Saturday afternoon is a varied
one. It usually smarts with a curtain
raiser in the Bbhpe of a luncheon at
one of the popular luncheon resorts in
the neighborhood of Twenty-third
1 street. After thii3 comes a oromenade
| intermission just long enough for a
jaunt to the confectioner to have the
bon-bon box fillecl, and then the hurry
and flurry to reach the theatre in time
to have five or ten minutes in the foyei
in which to gossip with the other matinee
girls, show off pretty tailor-made
costumes anjl critioise those that are
not strictly "en regie." At last the
play begiins?and so do the praises
and criticisms. If a popular actor?
that is, if he be handsome, which u
the height of popularity in the matinee
girl'u eyes?is in the cast, praises
predominate, anil woe betide the
TAILOR-MADE FROCK OF BLACK BROAD
Ci-OTH SEEN ON BROADWAY.
heroins if she seems one whit indifferent
to the love professions of this stage
love-sick swain. There is gossip and
chatter gal ore as soon as the curtain falls
and aleo considerable visiting from one
box or one side of the house to the
other. This is repeated three or four
times, according the number of acts,
and thi:n a little more gossip, considerable
more criticism* and finally the
promenade up and down Fifth avenuo
and Broadway, with another stop for
the glass of soda water and a chat with
the ycung men who, knowing the
habits of these coquettish maidens,
nevfir fail to make a call at the confectioners
about this time every matinee'day.
BRAIDED JACKET TRIMMED WITH FUR.
Last Saturday, however, there was a
change in the programme, for instead
of pursuing the uninterrupted promenade
the matinee girl stopped at the
Waldorf to take a peep at the dainty
novelties on exhibition at the (air
given by the Red Cross Society in the
beautiful ball rooms of this hotel.
The bazaar was managed by memI
bersof New York's "Four Hundred;"
consequently the gowns were beauti*
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' TAN KERSEY ENGLISH WALKING COAT LINED
) WITH CHANGEABLE SILK.
; fal and interesting. Mrs. George F.
Shrady, the wife of one of Gotham's
most noted physicians, woje a very
i handsome gown that unmistakably
t bore the cachet of Paris. The skirt
i was of heavy, rich black brocade,
' plain and full, and finished at the bot*
i torn with two little plaited frills. The
' short bodice was trimmed with.ex
quisite cut jet and the collar and front,
) the latter made in the form of a yoke
i rpanhintr tr? thft hunt, linp. wflra of tnr
i qnoise blue mirror velvet. Bioh lace
i was worn at the throat and wrists.and
a large, superb diamond brooch in
t fleur-de-lis design, sparkled at the left
eide of the collar, where it fastened,
i The plain sleeves were finished with
i high, puffed shoulder caps.
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^B^^CLOTH GOWN WORN AT THE
BED CROSS BAZAAR.
The flower, fern and palm booth was
presided over by Mrs. Edwin Gould,
who was radiant in a deep violet velvet
gown made with a plain skirt and
a bodice that fastened on the left side
in a double-breasted fashion. The top
of tbe bodice was filled in with black
grenadiue showered with violets of
both white and purple. The sleeves
were made of shirred grenadine and
were capped with a series of tiny velvet
puffs.
Mme. Olarovsky, wife of the Russian
Consul, who was in charge of the
bric-a-brac booth, wore an exquisitely
plain tailor gown of deep blue cloth,
maae witn a aouDie Dreastea ooaice.
The trimming consisted of some neat
stitching of heavy silk, and an edging,
collar and belt of pale blue taffeta. An
illustration of this pleasing costume is
shown on this page.
Mrp. Theodore Sutro wore an extremely
stylish and pretty gown that |
set off to advantage her clear olive
complexion and glorious dark hair. It
was developed in light tan colored
corduroy with opal green velvet trimmings.
The full plain skirt fitted the
hips as smooth!v as a glove, and sloped j
out gradually until the bottom showed ,
a pronounced Hare. The short jacket ,
just covered the belt line and was ont- :
lined in irridescent passmenterie, .
showing opalline glints and gleams. A (
jaunty bolero, also outlined with the ,
opalline passmenterie, waa cut away in i
picturesque lines and showed a full
front of opal green velvet jeweled <
with real opals until it looked almost (
Oriental in its vivid colorings. The <
close-fitting collar fastened with a clasp ]
of exquisite Eastern opals, showing |
splendid restless fires within their ]
glowing passionate hearts. A similar (
beautiful clasp fastened the belt, and ,
on the cuffa there were lovely opal I j
buttons in the form of buckles. ,
A small gathered opal velvet turban ,
was worn with this artistic gown, and \
the whole efl'ect was charming in the (
extreme. ,
Let me tell you of a dainty bit of
headgear I saw at the fair. Tho crown I
is that of a liliputian Napoleon hat, j
trimmed at the bacK with two immense <
bunches of velvet dahlias. A large <
bow of green velvet inuoh on the A.1- I
satiau order spreads its loops across
the front and one large plume surrounded
at the base by several small
ones completed the garniture. The
short collarette worn with this hat was
made of rose-colored cloth embroidered
with heavy black braid and edged *
with a flounce of plaited black chiffon
over rose-colored taffeta. . b
One of my matinee girls was as chio
as possible iD a smart tailor-made t
frook of black broadcloth made per*
fectly plain, save for the numerous j
rows of fine stitching, that showed the fl
tailor's art off to advantage. Her hat
was made of,dark Empire green velvet,
trimmed with an immense bunch j
of red roses resting upon her hair in *
the back and a couple of rioh, dark
plumes on the left side of the brim. c
Another stunning girl wore a jacket c
of stem green cloth, braided with blaok
cord and finished with an edging of 1
Persian lamb; her companion was rad- t
iant in the jauntiest of English walk- t
ing coats, made of tan Eersey and finished
with large carved pearl buttons. c
The costumes illustrated herewith f
were designed by the National Cloak 0
Co., of New York. j
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Thft WnrhPa T.artraat. Tma ?
The largest tree in the world lies t
broken and petrified at the end of a ?
defile in Northwestern Nevada. Its &
dimensions are so great that those who i
know of its existence hesitate to tell
the story becanso they hardly expect c
to be believed; but there is saffioient i
evidence to give the tale credit, im- fc
probable though it may seem.' c
This tree makes the monarchs of the a
Mariposa Grove seem like impostors,
and, compared to it, "the tallest pine ^
grown on Norwegian hills to be the ^
mast of some great admiral" is but a < j
wand. As for the story of its die- ^
covery, it is thus told by "Dad" B
Lynn, of Fresno, and supported by ^
other equally well-known people: g
"Back in 1866 a company of about
forty-five Mt Bed Bluff to prospect
the tben x. -Laown country beyond |
Honey Lake and Surprise Valley.
There were in the party lawyers, a
butchers and shoemakers, but we were Q
one-sided on one point?each individ- p
ual felt positive that this was the turn- ,Q
ing point of his existence, and that j.(
bright, shining gol/1 in unlimited ^
quantities would reward the rather
unpleasant jaunt. ?
"The Indians?we call them Bannooks?were
at that time raising hair,
and very many sudden moves were at
times necessarv in order to aet rid of
their unwelcome attentions. ' Finding "
bqt little gold in- this section, we ?
traveled toward Baker County, Ore- [J
gon, through a country entirely denuded
of timber, except a few dwarf .
cottonwoods along the waterways.
(Dlose to the Baker County line-we !i
came to an opening in the rocks, about
wide enough for our wagODB to go 5,
through, and on either side loomed .
precipices 500 and 600 feet high. The
crevasse was about fifteen miles long,
and at its end. just to the right of the
trail we found a number of petrified a
stumps of different heights and sizes, p
"In their midst on the ground lay a (,
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monster tree, somewnat imoeuuua m j|
the soil. It was completely petrified, B
and from the clean-cut fractal es of 8,
the trunk seemed to have fallen after p
after petrification. At its batt this i]
tree was quite sixty feet in diameter, u
We measured its length with a tape 3]
line. It was just 666 feet long. No Q
limbs remained, but in the trunk were 0
clefts where apparently limbs had B(
broken off, Amber-like beads of pet- p
rifled pitch or gum adhered to the c
sides of the trunk for a distance of 100 b
feet or more. - a
"Where the huge trunk was broken *
sqnarely off the centre seemed trans- h
parent, and the growth marks showed k
in beautifal oonoentric rings. Its nat- t<
ural appearance was handsomer than k
any dressed marble or mosaic I have w
ever seen, and we all expressed the ai
opinion that it would make a wonder- f<
fully beautiful floor and interior finish tl
for some grand building."?Mineral tl
Collector. ii
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A Three Days'Dance. C1
What promises to be the longest ball j31
on record will 6oon be held at 'a
Brighton, England, in the cause of 11
charity. It is said jfc will last continu- 3J;
ouslv for three days and three nights. s*
Just how this will be managed has not
yet been learned. It is possible, how- | lc
ever that it can be kept gorng by a 3S
carefnl arrangement of relays of mu- w
sicians and dancers who will reel off |e
the waltzes, mazurkas and sohottisches
one after the other. Probably a short kl
interval will be allowed ill the daytime "
for rest, and then the programme resumed
with increased ardor.
The entertainment is to be given in ?
the Town Hall, and the institution to *e
bo benefited by it is a dispensary for
the relief of the sick ooor. There is J*
a long list of titled people among the =,*
patronesses, and it is presumed that ?
many members of the nobility named
will grace tho occasion by_their pres- J"
ence. The DucheSB of Tecfc is the *"
greatest "altesse" on the list. Which m
Also includes the Countess of Munster,
Baroness de Worms, Lady Ellis, Lady
Pocock, and several score of the untitled
gentry of the place. The er
Lord Lieutenant of the county, the W(
Marquis of Aborgavenny, is the nomi- j.0
nal head of the affair, but whether the ^
authorship of the idea is his is not m
3tated. ?New York Journal. jQ
?II'
Rights of Bicyclers.
A bicycle rider was run down and
injured by. a street car going in the
direction in which he was going. His a.
suit against the railway company to ?:
recover damages for personal injuries a.
was dismissed by the lower court on W1
bhe ground that his admitted failure se
to look behind him was contributory P5
negligence on hia part. .
The Appellate Division of the
3upreiue Court, after reviewing the W{
:ase, decided that a person riding a .
ivheel must, first of all, keep a good
lookout in front and on both sides; ,
that if this be done, the rider cannot '
keep watch behind; and that to rejuire
a constant rear lookout would .
imount to prohibition of bicycle rid- 3a
ing. Therefore, to say the least, the
juestion whether tnis rider was guilty
3f contributory negligence in not see- ? '
ing the oncoming car should have been .
submitted to the jury. A new trial W1
was ordered.
The result of the new trial will in- :?
terest several millions of persons in ?n
the United States. The bicycle has 0
jome to stay, and the statutes and de- 0
visions relating to its use will oonsti- "P
tute an important feature of the law,
?Youth's Companion. J ^
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? CURIOUS FACTS, ?
Tracks are mailed in France. ,
Paris police ose electric dark lan^Hj
eras. |HH
Nearly every city in Mexico has
lospital. .
Animals living in absolute darkness
tave no eyes whatever. V
F. H. Sizer, of West Bergen, owns a B
Bible printed in London 297 years V
Fifteen mice in one day is the rec- B
>rd of a oat in a book store at Hal- v
owoll, Me. V
In the last three years 49,000 acres '
>f timber in New York State have been
lestroyed by forest fires.'
Lester Smith, of Coos City, Oregon, ' '
ias lost seventeen hogs since spring
>y the raids of a bear which, so far,
le has been unable to trap ?or poison. ^
It is reoorded of Dr. John]Williams,
if Patrioksburg, Ind., that for twentyour
years he has guessed oorreotlythe
lutcome of each Presidential; elec*
ion.
A huge blook of granite, the largest Mt
ver set free by blasting, was recently <
aken from a qnarry in Concord, 27.' m
L It measures 106 feet in length by <1
wenty feet in height and twenty feet jj
n width. I
The word "dun" is said to owe its J
irigin to one Joe Dan, a famous bail- I
ff about 1500. He is said to have ']
leen so shrewd and dexterous in the \
ollection of dues that his name be-jM
iame proverbial.
Stealing a calfskin from one store
lugusta, Me., a thirteen-year-old boflS
ook it to another hide dealer fttyi solc^H
t to him, and managed at 'the same JH
ime to steal from the purchaaer ft H
heepskin, which ho boldly earrie^'IH
iaok to the first store and sold testis jt
irst victim.
There is an'orange tree in MpskV
on, Mioh., that is making a record
ven in that' northern clime. The
ree is about fourteen inches high, ;
nd on the branches are twenty-eight
liniature orantres and blossoms /
arioae stages of development,, and >.
ne fully developed orange. The later
is about the size of an ordinary^,
en's egg, bat round. The tree is
lantedin a large tin dan filled
arth, and is treated as a house plant; { ]
The origin of astronomy ia as- .
aciated with the tower of Babel and
lie pyramids of Bgypt. There - a^^i ?
xany who hold to the opinion that
liese ancient structures were ertoted. i
>r astronomical purposes. As early
be time of Job, nearly 2000 years B. v
I., most of the stars had been divided
ito constellations. The writer ^
ob mentions Arcturus, Orion and
'leiades as being familiar. The mod'
rn science elates from the Iaba$i pf*'vi':23
iopernicus, Tycho Brahe and Newton. ,
A True Bear Storr.
Speaking of law and the enforcelent
of discipline in Yellowstone
'ark, writes Oharles Dudley Warner;
1 Harper's Magazine, I heard tie
knrv nf a hpur thfiPA. xrhiah 1 consider
xeeedingly important not only as a^| :>
amment on the discipline of the1; U
ark, bat as a moral lesson to parent*
1 domestic obedience. The sto^y is ^1
terally true, and if it were notljgB
aould not repeat it, for it wouldJiave jjfl|
o value. Sir. Kipling says "the law r l|
f the jangle is?Obey/' This also .?&.
jems to be the law of Yellowstone .."5;
ark. There is a lunch station aMhe
pper Basin, near Old Faithful, kept . > ;
y a very intelligent and ingenious
lan. He got acqaainted lastyear ' A
ith a she-bear, who used to come to
is house every day and walk into the
itchen for food for herseli^.and her v; ,
vo oubs. The cubs never came. The
eeper got on very intimate terms
ith the bear, who was always civil V V
ad well behaved, and wonld take y
>od from his hand (withont taking.
16 nanaj. uoe aay lowaras eanwi '
ie bear came to the kitchen, and hav- \y-j
lg received her portion, she went out
f the baok door t<i carry- it to her
lbs. To her snrpriee and anger the ' j
lbs were there waiting for her. She
.id down the food, aud rushed at her
tfants and gave them a rousing
>anking. "She did not caff them ; . ie
spanked them," and then slie j
rove them baok into the woods, edS- .
tg them and knocking them at every X' _\
cp. When she reached'the spot
here she had told them to wait,.-she,
it them there and returned to the
:>use. And there she stayed in the
itchen for two whole honrs, thaking
ie disobedient ohildren wait fottne&r',
iod, pimplv to discipline them and ; '
ach them obedience. The explanaon
is very natural. When the besrl ;V^
aves her yonng in a particular place \ ;
id goes in search of food for them, V.
they stray away in her absence she v&j
is great difficulty in finding them, yj
he mother knew that the safety of Jfl
cubs and her own peace of jai"n<fN
?peuueu upuu omuc uiouipxiuo ?u **?
mily. Ob, that we had more such V
others in the United States. 1
Worked Well Only Once. ,
Possession of the secret password ' 1
labled Ali Baba to obtain unbounded
ealth. Similar good fortune permitd
John Riley to become temporarily
ie illegal owner of a quantity of
agniflcent grape?, rioher and more I
cious than any fruit described in .
The Arabian Nights."
While loitering along South Wattt
reet at any early hour one morning J
) noticed a number of men unloading
wagon paoked with an assortment
fruits. ISach man as he approached
tered a password to the driver, who,
ithout further inquiry, handed him
veral baskets, which he was exicted
to carry to tho storehouse of
e consignee. >
Riley found that the magic sesame k
is the simple word "Up."
"That's not difficult to pronounce,"
i said to himself. "I'll have a try." ,
So he went boldly to the driver of
e wagon, as ii he had done nothing 'jt
it carry frait all his life, cried
Jp!" and at once reoeived several
.skets laden with fruit.
Instead of carrying them to the B8
>rehoase, however, he talked away
little distance and handed them over
a friend, who promptly disappeared
tb them. Then he tried the pass^v^l
>rd again, but this time it failed,
r some one had watched tho manner
which he had bestowed tho other
t. His second "Up" provod hia
wnfall. Violent hands wero laid
on his person and he was conveyed
the nearest patrol box?Chicago
ironiole.
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