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BY GOVERNOR HASTINGS.
Strict Economy Srcossiry la th Ksltlas el
Appropriation!.
Tho annual miwisn of Oovonof Dnnlcl
II. Hastings was rend to tho Legislature, tin
IU nssetnliling. The tnessse;e covers IU oi;tsvo
psffea nnd rontntns mors than 11,000 word.
It In Jiixt nliout the sine ot the liuit iu'sas
of I'reslilcnt Clevelnml.
The Onvernor expresses ntlfnetlnn nt the
enmrinrntlve iirnsnerlty of tins Htute iliirlnii
two yenre ot geueriil depression, lluillitf Unit
time there were no rlute and no nesiiienee.
flome general Kuoi advice Is given to the
legislators, ana n invoke public repet rt
the Inwmaker ami their Work. The I ft ;ern
or saysi "in Individual or coriioriitimi that
arxka to ohtalu dishonest advantage omr lilt
neighbor or competitor, or to bring gam to
niniseii at m expense or ma HMf, an well
a tho briber and lontivbit, ahoulil bo driven
- from your hall a the euinn.ua enomr of tho
people."
Tlia net revenue of tha Mate In 1891 wan
,.-, tttft. and In ley waa 10,17e;.71j,wlileh
exceened tha aatituatea only tieoaiisa the
Auditor lleneral and Attorney General were
diligent In enforcing the payment ot overdue
aire.
The sinking tond reeelpt from neemtef
1, UV4, to November SO, iww, were 65J,!ns,
and the payment were tJ7S,7.1!. The Bint
debt December 1, 1DV5, w tt,.W,9i) At
the aame time the assets of thn alukinir fund
were t4.U77,Oi The slutting fund receipt!
from Ileoeinner I, 18'J3, to November 30, 1 Rsl,
were iin,uai, ami me payments were t-'iif..
87B. The total puhlln debt Deeeinlier 1. 1MIHI.
waa fl.HIS.Dilo, and the elnklux fund nsseta
were tfi.lM.lW). 'lhit leave the net deul
f I.BOl.lilA. thu InWMt for GO yours.
The Governor aaya that the distribution ot
the Hi ate annronrlatlon of 05.5fXI.o00 to the
public sehoois la not fair nnd equltuM. Th
distribution tt bated upon the number ol
resident Uiablea In eaeh dletrloi, and thu
discriminate against districts whioh look In
dustries to bold their adult population. Tha
numuer or eenooi cuiniren siiouiil be eon
aldered, aa well aa tha number nt taxable.
and the number of aohoola. Tha Oovernor
further enyat
"The time haa now noma, In my judgment,
whan the great rural districts should he nu t-
plled Willi high i'-hool nullities i-ittal to
thone enjoyed by the towns and smaller oitiei
ol the Commonwealth.
"Thoae of our farming people who desire
advanced eduuatlon lor their children are
placed at extraordinary expense In aendlng
them away from home, while many of the
poorer resilient ol running oommuiiltln are
prevented from advancing tholr bovs and
glrla beyond thn oomtnou sehoois liecnuso
they ennnot afford tho Increased outlay.
Without the opportunity for education nt
home, parent are oonslantly compelled tu
flombat the tendency of youth to atay away
from home after they bave formed new a'
eiatea and attachment- nnd hare become
fumlllar with the life they find In towns ami
elites, A ghtnee nt the wniui report ahowa
nni wnn nu growtn ami aiitiiing ol tne pop.
ulatlon In the Htut.i -t!m agrlnulturul no'.
tion are being dupopulnted more and more
eai'n year.
"The tlmn la at hand to give the vontli of
the townsntps advantngea equal to ttiose
rounu in ma towna nnd smaller cities, nud
the remedy It la believed la neither exiinn.
alve nor at vurlane with our nduentiounl
system. J lie town-hit) high school Is need.
d In our agricultural coinmunillea to urn.
vide eqnnl opportunities and advantages
with those now In existence In the tonus. II
the population ol one township, and other
conditions, should not require a ai-parate
nign acnooi, two or more lownsnipa could
- uuue auu juinuy anare tne expense nua ad
vantage. Alter some discussion of renal arstema.
the Governor recommends a modtncnt.on ol
tne recent Kngtlsh law. so that all the nenl.
tentlarlue and Jails shall be controlled by
rltate Commission, with branch onminlxsion
In tne counties, having power to trnnsler
prisoners from one Institution to another.
... - Tile Governor recommends another hos
pital lor the Insane. ' There are now five, all
overcrowded. The annual Increase ol the
' .Insane la alarming, running for 13 yean, at
an average of ot 818. He believes the new
institution thou d be entirely under homeo
iiathio management. The Increase ol In.
aanlty la so rapid that the Oovernor tblnka
the counties should build tha asylums aud
wnuiui part oi me ouroen.
Home defect ol the ballot law are named
and amendments euggeated.
Attention la called to tho necessity ot bet
ter puuuo roaoa.
flome Improvement In the details of fac
tory inspection am tuggeated. The present
law, which limit the ago ol children em
ployed In factories, should bo extended to
apply to all other avocation in which they
em cmpioyeu, snu me rcsir'.tjiioi! or the
hours of labor ot minors to OP hours a week
ahould also apply to women. This tenement
workshop law is now evaded by what la
called tha "family worker," or thoae who
take shop work home to be eompletod nnd
then sublet It In various ways tha entirely
vado thu law. The law should lie so
amended aa to require all family worker to
have a special permit from the Faotory De
partment before securing work, oortlfylng
that their house arn cleau and In proper
aanllary condition. Buoh worker ahould
also be brought under the evntrol of tt
factory Imr.ment
Wuor Mention.
' The vicinity ot Mnrlinton, W. Ta, U said
to be infested with bears.
Halt the cattle In the African oolanles art
already dead of rinderpest.'
The water supply of Long Island, Now
fork, la said to be giving out.
Dr. Isaiah R. Sexton, of Bpartn. Mien.. Il
cue of the thirty-three survivors of the V?al
of 1812.
' Orny wolves are becoming to plentiful and
lestruatlve In Jasper Oounty, Missouri, that
fHirtlea are being organised to bunt tueui.
' For hlpm"nt ot aevauteen harries ol
I l . ..... n m ... ..a 1. 1 ii iiHuinr eeui
to Boston he received only ten sent
barrel.
' Hungary has given formal notice to Auitrli
ot It Intention to terminate the customs nnd
eommerolal convention between tbe twr
aoun tries.
The Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies hat
sroted restrictive measure against tne preai
ol tbe country, and a strong oeaaorsutp u t
be established.
jnTo hi oell mate, John Riley, recently
enienoed by Juatloe Bond, ol Lenvenworth,
Kan., to a year a imprisonment, haa oon
feaaed that within tbe last thirteen year hi
fca been In forty-one Jail.
Three bandits drove np to the grocery ol
Barry CU1I. In Taylor street, Chicago, In a
barouche, entered the More and deliberately
robbed the proprietor of 2S, all tbe money
he had. They then re-eutered tho barouou
wu uiuf uu w aijrie.
Aa International congress of mothers 1 to
to held in Washington In February next.
It will be strictly non-aooianan and the dif
ferent syKoma of training, rearing and eda
anting children will he diaouaeed.
The police of Pari hare mired several -Btokagaa
containing eopleaofa mtinifeato
Ir-tied by Victor Napoleon, appealing to tbe
ripte ol J"rauoe ant) declaring that the time
approaching for them to decide between
aaonarehy anil dnmooxatlo form ot Uor
tUatmeat. , A bwutlee rogue in Louisville, Xy.,
.inilng In alarmed tune that hehadjusl
f lantally a wallow I a pint ot eldor In
he afterward learned hi wife had
nenHonaliy dropped a'suiall quanilty ol
a . i IM That AtiMtnm . 1 1. u.l u -l..i..h
n and rushed downstairs for warm water,
he was on . tbe rogue tole to
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Senate nnd Houis Well Attended at Opin
ing Beiilon.
Tho Sennlc chamber pnwented a very nnl
miited n pen-mice Tue.idny morning, there
being, hoi-Id" the Keniitors, a largo attend
nuce ol visitor, who crowded tho lohhlet
and corridor nud thn npnea back of tha
le iitK, A number ot liullos wcro priwuit.
The hnndoiiHi clmmlxir wns tnndi morn
lieimtlliil by the ninny pretty llorul tributts
plnuvd hy fleticW on tlio aeuntors' deaka,
M TUB IttmHR.
The h'thdsonie hull nl the llonsn of Repre
sentative wis crowded wl'h members, poll
tielnns nml epeetntorrl from the lime It open
ed nt 8 o'clock until the iirinlilymou were
culled together nt the noon hour hyt'hlel
t'ierk r'ettcrolf. Mnny chnnge have len
mad" In the room since, the clone ot tho !nl
I.egl-ilature. The ceiling hut been lowered
six livt and a Imicl-ome new gallery room
and numerous other chnnge made. The
eltei't of till Improvement Is seen In tho re.
mnrknhln chnnge in thn neoustlo propcrtlo
of the room. 1 here were llornl tribute on
the desks ol umiiy member,lroin I r lends and
COIItltU''llt.
H. K. lloyer, of t'hlladelphla, and M. J.
Iit'nnan, nl Allentown, were nomtnnteil aa
the llepiibllcan and llemoerntlr eninliiluti-e
for speaker ol the House. Mr. lloyer receiv
ed lll'J and Mr. I.ennnn 83 votes. Mr. lloyer
wa sworn In and made a short addiea.
After thn House was called to order prayer
wna offered by llev. Klwnw.er Adnms, a
member from thn Twenty-fourth 1'hllmlcl
phia district. The member arrayed them
selves before the bur of the House In groups
of 20 Intake the oath administered by Judge
Klmnntou, of Itnrrinhnrg. i'ho judge wiu
escorted to the presence ol the House by
t;harke K. Voorhees and Churlea A. kluehl
brontinr. i lie return" of the last election for general
assembly were presented by lien. Frank
Ileeder, secretory tif the Commonwealth.
They were opened and read by t hief tierk
Fettcrolf. 'Jo hurry ho business, a motion
waa tunile thnt the clerks real only the
names of those) returned elected. Kyery
member answered to his nnmn when the roil
w.'ia called by ltendlug tierk Wntklns.
The election nlJern II. Ilex, of Hunting
don, as chief clerk, followed. He waa op
posed by .1 nmee Hwecney, ot llnrelton. Mr,
Hex hail ll7 anil Mr. Hweoney UU vote. A.
1), Ketlerolf, of Montgomery, wna elected
resl.leut clerk. He received 1117 votes. Ills
Democratic opponent, John Dohoney, of
llnrrlshiirg, wurt given Hi votes. Tha usual
committees to notify the Governor aud at
tend to other duties were appointed.
The joint Ilepulilican caucus nominated
noil's Penrose to lie Henator Cameron's stij
ceasor. The tnlnl vote cast for the various
candidate were: I'enrose l.'t;l, W'linamnker
76, Henntor Cameron 1, C'ongrewmaii llobln
Ron 1, Charles K. ltlce. presiding Judge ol
supreme court, 1.
llotli brnuchea nt the Legislature held a
short session Wednesday morning, and then
took a recess until Jnnimry 18 to nllow the
presiding officers time to prepnro the list of
committees.
Henator Holes Penrose and ex-Lleul.-GoT.
Chauncey K. lllm-k wero formnlly liomlnnted
in both Houses for United Htntes cniitr,nud
Henator J. 1'. H. Goblii and llepresentulive
l'cter II, Hpcer were appointed tellers. The
election will be held at a Joint convention of
both bodies January H.
Contrary to all precedent, bills wero Intro
duced In the Heiiute. No bills will be put In
the House until after the committees have
been appointed. Henator Vaughn Introduced
bills lor the crentlon of the olllce of receiver
of tuxes In cities of the third clussj to regu
late civil service In cities of tho third ciusn;
relating to the division of wards In cities nl
tho third class. All of the above were in
dorsed by tho convention of cities of tho
third class held In Willlnmsport liwt August.
A large number of appointments of nota
ries public mnilo during the recess wore cou
lirnied by thu Hennle. Mr. Coio Introduced
a bill erea ing a mining department nnd de
fining its purpose nud authority: creating
the olllce of commissioner ol mines, dclinlng
his power nnd authority, prescribing his
duties end fixing bis aaliiryi providing for
tha appointment ot a deputy commissioner
and Hxme their salaries. Tbs commissioner
wl I get tS.OOOaalarv, the deputy tSOn. five
clerk tl.oOO and 40 mine inspector (.1,000
each. Thn Henato then adjourned until
Hon lay, January IH,
A man who escaped from tha jail nt An
dorsou lnd., the other night adopted a novel
method ol breaking the scent ol the blood
bounds which vrero nut on lit track. Wne
of the dogs tracked his man to a farmhouse
north of tbe city. Here a stranger had stop
ped und begged breakfast He bad stolen a
tieper-box and had peppered hi tracks alter
leaving tbe house, Tne dog almost died aud
had to be called off.
A Gaa BrM'tloiu
At nn exposition at lladlson Bqnnre Garden,
Now York City, opening on January 37, 1897,
and holding for two weeks, will he td.own
every practical apparatus and nppllnnco
which ent' ra Into the munura.-ture or dl.
tributlon of gas na an Illuminating or heating
agent. There will ba dally oookmg dem
onntrntlous, and n gns tower ot large dlinea
Lions will be one of tbe greatest curicsiUej
brilliantly illuminated.
CYCLING NOTES.
Bicycle mittens, eompojoj of a email mud
nnd a guuutlet, are new.
Verdi la snld tn be learning Hie bicycle.
The veteran ooaipojer 1 olghty-twu eai
Captain Mahan, the eelebrated naval hi,
torian, just relieved front aotlvo aorviue. 1
an entlMislustio bicyclist..
Mr. Herrman Dnvls, of Now lork, I the
only woman who 1ms ridden her wheel ovor
the great St, Bernard 1'om.
The bloycle wedding Is the latest erase la
Philadelphia, buoh a wudding was recently
oelebmted. nt which ovor tkW puraou at
tended on their wheel. v
One of the makers Is thinking of making a
number of triplet for 189 for pacing work
oa I he race track, whloli will be inaaned by
fust crew and furnished froe to raoa-meet
miinivgerm.
lt, ' Probule that the ontpnt of bicycle
rorlSS7 will not bs more than one-half aa
large a that of the year 18M. This la no In-
flilUUlnn nf wanlni. i.:....!.!-. HI...L. . .
tory of overproduction.
in rnmon lnglng teacher, Mme. Mar
athAHl IUinB.la ku l...l- . ,
ii 1 ,MW mmtifj wnuini jq or
M inlurioua to tb uheet nod Iuqim.
I.ri 111. Hn J . . , . .
a . . .rurrvsion inrougu tue air aa
detrimental to tbe vooul ehor.1.
Bnraelriar mi At K1-....1.. ... .
' en oe in-rstwa-l
in diameter by n new devioe which
flrSal 111 tf nl, t - a. a
- - vub.u in wnippea around
the wheel, one aide of tbe links fitting the
. ... .am oioor ante navmg
h 1 B,, lo" drirlng ohaln ol the
..... ....umuiari'i naume nar 11 a
been Invented at Bhelton. Conn. The bat 1
A Ii a a I 1.1. - l .... . .
eirungaieei tuning, and' I covered
W.IB a lelnlr aiilll av . I. .. I 1 ..
, ui im narnesi ruouer.
The rubber i applied by the valcnnislag
prooeas, and presents a neat appearance.
.1.-1 1 . j n-i.-o.riuio, null 1H HMUS III
flraight, difiped and ram' horn pattern. It
t uraraui In ...- nf .1.-. .. .. i . .
not rust or flam.
The n.ai. 1.- V.I .
, - , - - w, "WK" aresra nnve noma
Into demand I that most rider bave learned
Mailt t bf-ar K -. aa.au.l-.-. - la .a
I, ' " , . " iuivi power on
?? i?- ..Th' ,ar""r at uM
' isi wouia oe pieaanter to
nnHth.laalMH.a -I a, t ..
tic proved that it was o, and lo that
f ""''P01 w" without pronortlona'.e
w- a.a..uia. uui Terr iiigu gear
are ihlng to be avoided. It 1 ir better to
nave aom power to (pare than to be oalUvt
on in the, Iret hall-doHQ mlU to oa nil
faa ear. ' 1
CENTENNIAL FAIR-
lENNF.SSF.K WILL HOLT A IJIU
WORLD'S K.xrosirtoN.
Open nf Jfnahvllln on May 1. 1H07
Slnny tlrrnt N ut Ions to I'.Mr
tlclimte lltilldliigs nml
tlroiuiils.
TE.S'SR.SRrR will liol.ln world's
fair nt Nahvilp, licgiuning
May 1, H97, nnl continuing
(, six miinllis. 'J'Lo oi:nnion
la tlin IdOlli nnnivrrsnry of tho
mlininsinti of Hie Hlnlo info tho Union.
Whilp, of ronrsp, it is not to be
expected Hint tbo expnsitiou will lie M
pri nt nn nflnir na tlio World' Colam
lima Imposition which wn hold in
Chicaco, I tin plnn now in tho wnr of
fill 111 Imotit ittilicnto thnt tlin exposition
will lie nn firent ns must of those held
hy fon-igti Nut ions. It will be an lnrp,e
na the Antwerp exposition nnd Inrer
tlmn n '""1 tiinny others which are
well known in thn history of rxponi
tiona. riincr tiio worhiV fnir.snys tho Chicago
Times Hcnild, tlicrn Ims ench ypnr been
nn reposition in the United Htntes.
'J" o llrst xtnt tho California. Midwinter
Kxpositiou, which was held iu Hnn
Francisco a few month nftor the
closing of tho Mr exposition at Chicago,
'lii is proved successful nnd led to nn
exposition nt Vtlnntn, the International
Cotton tstntes Ktpoeition, which waa
Biiccossfti) iu turn.
Khorily n!tr the lat of June, lRt4,
n compnny wna organized to hold the
'I'enncHsco exposition. A charter was
neenred timlcr tho laws of the KUte
mid tho stock was plnced lit $',000,0(10.
The lirst money jiaid on tbe stook
Ktiliscriptions wnn in tho ppriug of
1H!,. nnd the luilnnce of the year m
rprtit in nrrnninp; for funds. Thin
waa n nlow task, nnd in the spruifr of
H!IS thn uviiilnblo capital renchod only
$2110,0110, but ninco thnt time the
bulunce of tho money necessary hue
been seenred.
Munnwhilu it wis decided to postpone
tho ceiitciitiial, much n tho world's
fuir was jnistpotic I nnd for the anme
rciison. luo world a fuir wna to have
been held in 1H02. but it wna found
iniposRihle to OniPh it in time, nnd fo
It waa poHlpoueit until IS'Jil. Ha with
the Xetiuessce centeuniul. Tcunessee
wna admitted as a btnto on Juno J,
!"!)(), but it wits found impossible to
unisii tlio work in timo to open tho
rzpoeition on Juno 1, lH'JO. Following
luo precedent act by tho world fair
nt Chicngo, tho ground wero dedicntcd
on tlio nuniversury anil thu exposition
itcclf postponed ono year.
HRS. TAX X.F.P.B XtngXAg.
H'roldrnt Wnnn' Hoard.)
UAJon J. W.TIIOH4S.
(Pn-sldrntof Pair.)
Elahorato eoremonics were hold on
that date at Nnshville, which attracted
eminent men from all part of tbe
United States. Tho glories of the
Btnto in history and the doods of its
great men were recited, due regard
being paid to the memory of John
Sevier, the founder of the State, and
Andrew Jackson, its favorite hero.
Jn Jnly, 1H05, tbo Centennial Expo
sition Company leased and improved
a piece ot property of 200 acres lying
in the wontern tnbnrb of Nnahville,
which La for years been the fnmons
race courae known as West Side Park.
Tbe grading of the grounds for the
(ZpoKttion bnilding waa then begnn.
This wna n difficult tiwk. Tho entire
contour of tbe pronnd had to bo al
tered, only a few trees bning allowed
to remain at they were. Two artificial
lake were created, one of twenty-five
acre and a smaller body of water of
two acre. In the centre ot tho plan
a high Urrooewaa built to represent
the Acropolis nt Athens upon which
tbe representation of the Athenian
Parthenon waa to be bnilt.
Tho first bnilding erected wni the
Administration Building, which wo
completed in the tali of 18:15. Here
the ofilotrs of the exposition, tbe di
rector of works, the architool and
their aaaUtanU have had their office.
Contract were let on January 1, 1SDG,
for tha Parthenon, tho Commerce
Bnilding, the Auditorium, the Machin
ery Building, the Transportation
Bnilding and tho Woman' Bnilding.
Their const ruction began at onoo and
thoKo now onder roof and finished, ex
cept in come case the statuary, are
the Parthenon, for the fine art; the
Commerce Bnilding, 500 by 315 feet;
the Minernl and Forestry Bnilding,
400 bj 125 feet; tho Transportation
ICS PS B.o
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COMMERCE BVILDISfi OH Til 15 EXl'OSITIOX GROUNDS AT NASHVILLE, TESN.
Bnilding, 400 by 120 feet ; the Agri
cultural Building, 525 by 175 feet;
the Auditorium, seating capacity 0000;
th Woman's Building, 100 by eighty
five feet,' and the Administration
Bnilding, where tha executive officers
ar loeated.
The buildings are bnilt, lika those
at tha world's fair, of staff ovr a
baary tram, exospt is tha mh el hat
rnrllirnon, the wall of whlnh aro of
brick, nnd the roof of steel nnd gjfiss.
The preliminary work on Mnchinerf
Hull nnd the Power ITonse, Children'
Knildini?, Negro Baildirff nnd Hortl
ctiltnral Duilding i being done.
When these nre welt under way the
History Unilding nnd the Liro Htook
Arenm will bo commenced.
That all of the buildings will be
tub AtwiTonim.
eompletod In time and the exposition
will be ready in May is assured.
Meanwhile thn indications are that
the exposition will be most successful.
Exhibit are pouring in. Bocognition
haa been given by twenty-five of the
States, which will send exhibits of
their resources. Its international
olmrootor is assured by the faot that
recognition and encouragement has
been given by mnny of tbe great
Nations of the world. Japan, China,
Austria, Eugland, Mexico and the
South Ainericau State will be repre
sented, and many of them have already
sent oxbibit nnd their building are
in process of construction.
A recent visit to the grounds of tha
exposition snowed that rapul prog
ress was being mado in the work.
'tM: grounds are cnnily nooessiblo from
the city, not more than twenty min
utes' distance by tho street ears. Tho
park was beantifnl bofore man began
to improve on nature's handiwork, and
ia now even more boatitifnl. It is
said thnt its site ,is prettier than thnt
which any other exposition has ever
had. On this pnrk a second whito
city is rising-, with buildings as white
as those of the world's fair nud form
in a fine cnutrnst to- tho blue of the
hills nnd shy, and tho green of tho
water nnd the lawn. The buildings
are eplondod specimens of architec
ture, with most types represented, in
cluding tho Dor io, Ionian nnd ronats
ennae, ns well as the colonial type,
popnlar 100 years ago in this oonn try.
One of t he most important buildings,
ant) the flr?t to be delivered to the
oflininls comploto, is tho Woman's
Bnilding. To tho women of Tciinesiee
is dne all of tho credit for the bnilding
erected for their nso. A womnc, Mrs.
Sura Ward-Conlcy, was the architect,
nnd it will be manage.! cntiicly by
women nodcr the direction of Mrs. Van
Leer Kirkman, tho Fresidont of tho
Woman' Board, Tho building lias a
fiuo location in the sonthwentern por
tion of the grounds. It architecture
grenlly resembles that of the Hermit
age, tlio home of Andrew Jackson,
upon which it was modeled, although
there are nlso auggostions of tbe Greek
style of architecture, which prodtioo a
bentttilnl nnd novel effect. The cen
tral part of the interior is a largo
rotnnda with a grand staircase np
right and loft at the rear, nnd tho
balance ot tho bnilding is divided into
liandaomo apartments for classified
exhibits. Tho second btory of tho loft
wing, asono enter, is a Inrtro assomblr
hall, ia which numerous congresses ot
women will meet during the exposi
tion. The workmanship on tho etafl
columns, the frieze and the figures is
of tho lilgbetit order.
Mrs. Kirkman, tho President of tbe
Woman's Board, Las made nn effort to
prexent ttriking features of nnnsual
intercut, end special attention will bo
paid to woman's work in tbe arts.
Every variety of decorative and ap
plied art will bo represented. Ono
entire room is to be devoted to cera
mics; there will bu na elaborate dis
play of tbe work of the American and
Swiss wood carvers, aud the best wo
men nrtibts in the conntry will send
gems from their studioi.
Woman's increating aptitude as a
poster designer has been shown very
clearly during the last year or two,
and a poster exhibition of the work of
women will be one of the feature.
Tbe Soa.hern woman, even whon nho
essays nieu's work, does not forget the
importance of her sex as Lonaokeop
ers, and this is shown by the faot thnt
tbe chief feat nre of the woman's de
partment will be a model kitchen
where free prnctioal lecture on cook
ing will be given. ,
Another rbourwill be devoted to an
exhibit of the patents nnd invention
of women gathered from nit parts of tho
eonntry. The surroundings and
achievements ot women in Persia,
Turkey, Egypt and,. Japan will bs
shown iu throe other rooms. One
striking feature will be a colonial tt
ting room, an extct t-eprodttolipn, of
room in an old house in Cambridge,
Ma,, wbioh waa onoe. the beadqnar
ters of General' Washington, This tt
tU bona mt oempUd b Alto
Tiongfallow, in whioli her fnthor, tlio
fumous poot, formerly lirsd.
Fcrhap tha moat splendid bnildin
on thn gronnds will ba the fine art
building, which i known na the Far
thnnon. It i in tho anlnal centor of
(ho ground and is snld to be a perfect
oopr of the colobrated Athenian build
ing, which has boon known for cen
turies as thn fluoet piece of nrohitoo-
$jf'
tore created by man. The Parthenon
was designed and oomplnted in tho
time of Periolos nndor the direction ot
Phydia and Iotinni. Tho bnilding is
intended ns n permanent momorial of
the exposition, to last after all of the
other bnilding shall hove boon de
stroyed. It will therefore bo entirely
fireproof, with etone foundations,
oonorete floors, briok walls and steel
roof, the exterior being ornamentod
in molded staff imitation ot tbo Athe
nian Parthenon. Of course it is im
possible to make an exact replioa of
tho famous building in snob, a short
spao of time, bnt the bnilding is
startingly like tha original, ex
cept for the dolioato earviugs on tho
pediment and the interior doooration.
In front ot the Parthenon will be a
statue of Pallas Athonao, now boing
made in Paris, which, with its pedestal,
will be forty-throe feet high. From
tbe foot of the terrace tbure will burst
ft fouutain, end on nil side artistio
features will bo grouped in harmony
with tho Parthenon itself, making it
thn chief point of interest to the
visitors.
Near the Parthenon will bo another
interesting reproduction, known as
tho Kialto. Fur centuries the Btalto
Ims been an object of interest to both
tho architect and tho student of his
tory. It will bo a faithful representa
tion of tlio famous Kialto that spnns
tho Oraiul Cnnnl at Venice, amid sur
roundings that are not inappropriate,
for tho Tennessee rky in Juno is bluo
nnd touched with warmth resembling
that of Venice.
Just south of the Parthenon nnd
within easy reach of tbe main entrance
is tbe Auditorium, which is one of t to
most impressive buildings on the
grounds. Tho intention is to use it
for the meetings of large bodies.
Many conventions whioh are to bo hold
iu 1HU7 by various sooicties have do
tormined to take advantage of tbo
opportunity to attond tho exposition
nnd their sessions will be hold in tho
Auditorium. It is also proposed to
hold parliaments similar to those held
in Chicago during tbe world's fair.
The capacity of tbo building ia about
7000 people. The design is colonial
in form and Ionio in treatment. Four
portioos, faoing tbe different points
ot (ho oompnss, giro the floor a shape
resembling short cross, except lor
tho circular colonnade, connecting at
each corner, forming a desirable
promenade and restful place for wearr
iiight-soers, while the roof furnishes a
beautiful bulaony. which not onlv
adds to the charm of the design but
in addition allordsa vantage point for
the viewing of outdoor displays nnd
pageants. The interior dimensions
are 200 by 110 feet. Tho tower is 140
feet high. Tho architect is George W.
Thompson.
i be Commercial Bnilding is the
largest on the grounds. It is situated
on tho western side nnd Is a! no de
signed for the display of the liberal
arts. On tho roof will be a garden
and other concessions. Tho bnilding
measures C91. by 250 feet. The in
terior is divided into aisles and a nave,
the former being twenty -five feot wide
and tho latter forty-live feet hitrh.
The central pavilion is two stories in
height, tbe second story forming a
gallery on either side 111 by 100 feet,
overlooking the nave, and is reached
by four broad stairways, one on enoh
end of tbe four corners. The general
style is basod on the Corinthian and
Ionio ordors of tho Graeco-Koman.
Tho Agricultural Bnilding is more
on the lines of the ordinary exposi
tion bnilding than most ot the others,
It is tbe renaiaaanoe etrle and wu de
signed by Julias O. Z ickur. It is
300 by 200 feet in size, with a rongnia
eent domeiiaing in the center to a
height ot 100 foot, while six minor
domes are nsed to balance tbe struc
ture. Triumphal arches, magnificently
executed, surmount the fonr en
tranoe. The Agricultural Building
will be well lighted, as tbe domes are
partly ot opaque glass, while there are
nnmeron window. The building is
located so as to show its classical lines
snd lino proportions to exoollent ad'
vantage. '
The Machinery Bnilding is a happy
combination of solidity and force.with
delioate outlines. It is of the type of
the fauiom Propyloum in Munich, the
beat example ot the revival of tbe
Doric. It is tbe first buildiug whioh
greets tbe visitor upon his entrance
into the ground, lt rests bu a ter
race, and tha power rooms are lower
man tua main building, and tha in-
oonventeuee of beat and smoke) are
thus avoided. Tho root is high and
tho interior ia oommodien. Shad
treea grow on three side and th power
house it almost biddan from viw in
tho follag. Th dimensions r 628
by l (, Vito toil room lea by
seventy-two feet. The arrangement
of the floor leads to threo main en
trances, marked by imposing porticos,
with six columns each, crowned by
gables sculptured in high relief in ap
propriate ilosi-ns. It is sixty-eight
feet to tlio lop of tho roof. The north
end of the structure borders on tho
lake,
An interesting feature) will be th
Children's lluildiuR. When tho idea
of tbo exposition was first bronohed
the children began to fake an interest
in the attuir, and askod that they be
given ohiinoo to show what they
could do. Their pennies have been
eontribntsd to erect a boatitifnl build
ing. Only such things as will amuse
and instruct the little ono will be ad
mitted. Chimes will be in tho front
part of the bnilding, whilo a deer park,
with fifty deer, will be in tbo rear.
All ot the buildings will be grouped
as olosely together ns possible, with a
view to artistio effect without sacriflcn
of convenience. An attempt will bo
roado, if possible, for tho visitor to
travel over tho wholo gronnd in it
short spaoe of time. Tha chief olijeo
tion, and in fact tho only ono to tho
world's fair at Chicago, was thnt thero
was too mnch to be seen and that the
distanoes to lie traversed were tors
msgnitloont. Tha Tennessee Centen
nial will bo comroct and an onnor-
tunity will bo given for everybody to
see that which be wishes to see with
the least possible expenditure of effort.
The amusement row at every world'1
fair sinoe the Chicago Exposition has)
been known as the Midway in honor
of the Midway Plaisanne, along which
these concessions were grouped in
Chicago. But the Tennessee Centen
nial has fonnd a now namo for thai
amusement quarter. Tho place set
apart for thorn is to bo called Vanity
Fair, alter the (how mentioned im
"Pilgrim's Progress" whioh won seen
by Christian in his jonrncy through
life. In a triangle will be ereoted
mnny of tho foatnres which wero at-
tractive at the world's fair, with
others. Free open air shows are pro
posed, barkers nre to have full swing,
and there are a number of novelties)
anzgostod. ThoDiroetor-Ooneral has,
bowovor, dnnlnrod thnt there shell be
no exhibitions which would be
offensive ti anyonn. Startling;
novelties nre promised, and tb
WOMAN'S BtUXDISO.
Tennessee poople any that the Vanity
Fair will eclipse the Midway in novel
tios. A typical Sonthnrn spot will bo tho
place known as "Gonnl Arbor." Thin
wilt be a Jong avennn leading from
tbo main entrance of tho Auditorium
to the opon walks of the western part
of tho pnrk. A light, airy frame work
oovors the walk. Which will be over
grown with flowers and vines.
Tho following are (be officers of tho
exposition! Major John W. Thomas,
Prosidnnt; Van Leer Kirkman, Nash
ville, Vino-Prasidnnt! W. A. Hender
son, Knoxvillo, Vice-President; John
Overton, Jr., Memphis, Vion-Presi-
dont ; Li. V. Lewis, Diroctor-Gonerul.
A ( II niCJI 700 TI ARS OLD.
One of the Oldest Killflcet of It Kind
In the World.
Tho ,,3tavckirnho" nt Borgnnd,
Norway, depictod herewith is one of
tho most vonerablo wooden edillces in
the world. Tho interior ot the churoh
consists of a large, sqnaro auditorium
XOBWAf 'a ANCIENT CHT7RCBa
and a smaller and narrower oboir,
which latter ends in a somi-circular
recess, within which ia the altar. An
open gallery snrronnds tha ehurob.
Light enters only through small,
round holes nnder the main roof, so
that tho worshipers ar always
hrondei in that semi-darkness su fa
vorable to meditation.
Workmen's Exchanges.
When a strange barber oome to
town and want work ha does not
waste bit time and shoe-leather walk
ing around inquiring at the abopa for
a position. Ue goes to on ot the two
exchanges and registers bis nam.
Then be takes a chair and a newspaper
and proceed to make himself com
fort able. Boss barbers ar coming in
at all .hours of the day, and it tbe ap
plicant is sober ho is snr to get
ohanee to show his skill within twenty
four hours.
Tha conlootioners and bakers on tho
East Side get their employes from an
exchange on tbo corner of Houston
and Allen streets. Saw York Mail
and Express. ';
A company baa been formed nt
Pnintavil, Xy., tooprat tho Manoi
ooal aaiM M4 thnt plae. .--
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