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PROSPECTUS OF THE WORLD'S PASTIME
EXPOSITION.
COMPANY has established The World's Pas-
time Exposition, to be held annually at Chel-
tenham Beach, Chicago, during the summer
season, opening on July 3, 1886, and continuing one
hundred days. It will also maintain a permanent
Zoological Garden. No event similar to this Exposi-
tion has ever occurred in the United States. It is at
once novel, peculiar, complex, entertaining and in-
structive. It incorporates everything through which
the people find enjoyment, recreation and relaxa-
tion from the sterner duties of life. It is free from
objectionable features of any nature. It affords a
vast variety of light amusements, surpassing all
previous efforts. By the millions of people in-
terested in these pleasures and pastimes, this Ex-
position will be looked forward to as a delightful
relief from the natural dullness of a Western summer.
Owing to the great amount of work to be accom-
plished in a comparatively short time, some very at-
tractive features, contemplated by the management,
will not be ready for the present season ; but the pro-
gramme already outlined will be found quite compre-
hensive and enticing.
The Exposition proper will be devoted exclusively
to manufactured articles, pertaining to the pleasures
and pastimes of the people, which will be classified
as follows:
A
CLASSIFICATION OP EXHIBITS.
Class I. The shot gun, rifle and other fire-arms,
hunting equipment, including trapping, sup-
plios, etc.
Class II. Fish and fishing, hat cheries, tackle, out-
fits, aquariums, plaster casts, etc.
Class III. The kennel, and everything relating to
the breeding, training and care of dogs.
Class IV. Aquatic, including yatching, rowing, ca-
noeing, boat supplies, models and auxiliary
appliances.
Class V. The horse, including racing paraphernalia,
vehicles, harness, saddlery, stable-fittings,
and all horse goods.
Class VI. Natural history, including taxidermy, etc.
Class VII. Poultry, game, incubators, and every-
thing directly and indirectly connected with
domestic and game fowls.
Class VIII. Camp equipments, tents, hammocks,
etc.
Class IX. Athletic goods, covering field sports of
every nature.
Class X. Fancy tailoring, riding habits, uniforms,
and special costumes for all sporting pur-
poses.
Class XI. 'Cycling, including all goods and articles
of interest to wheelmen.
Class XII. Games of all kinds, such as lawn tennis,
croquet, polo, base ball, cricket, indoor
games, etc.
Class XIII. Archery and kindred goods, etc.
Class XIV. Gymnastic and fencing appliances,
covering all devices for physical develop-
ment, etc.
Class XV. Hygiene; all health-promoting inven-
tions, etc.
Class XVI. Musical instruments of every character.
Class XVII. Billiards and accessories, bagatelle
boards, etc.
Class XVIII Kindergarten systems, toys, and every-
thing for the amusement and instruction of
children.
Class XIX. All miscellaneous sporting articles not
classified under special heads.
Class XX. Camp and tourists' supplies, covering
canned meats, fish, vegetables, fruit, liquors,
medicines, tobacco, etc.
Class XXI. Traveling bags, leather goods and
tourists' outfits.
Class XXII. Oil paintings, water colors, crayons,
pastels, and other pictures, the subjects of
which conform to the character of the Ex-
position.
Class XXIII. Sporting publications, books, prints,
etc.
FIVE GREAT FEATURES.
1. It is is not proposed to engage any band, orches-
tra or other musical organization for the entire
saason, but the management will endeavor to arrange
for short periods with the Marine Band, of Washing-
ton ; the Mexican Band; the Seventh Regiment Band,
of New York; Austin's Military Band, of Chicago,
and other equally celebrated combinations. It is
further intended to offer one thousand dollars and a
gold medal to the best band in the United States,
competition free to all.
2. The great displays of fireworks, that have form-
ed such a phenomenal summer attraction at Man-
hattan Beach, Coney Island, and for several seasons
have been witnessed twice a week by hundreds of
thousands of New Yorkers, will be duplicated
here, with all the glorious effects produced, by Mr.
James Pain, of London, Eng. The first of this
series of pyrotechnic spectacles will be presented
under Mr. Pain's personal supervision, on the even-
ing of July 3, 1886, and thereafter twice every week.
It will consist of a vivid and realistic portraiture of
the " Last Days of Pompeii."
3. The management will have constructed a Jap-
anese village, showing the homes, shops, art rooms,
factories, etc., of the people whose peculiar charac-
teristics, odd habits, and exquisite art are attracting
such widespread attention and interest throughout
the world. This will be made especially attractive
to ladies, and a Tea Hong will add a delightful charm
to the retreat.
4. A decided novelty will be presented in the form
of running races at night, the track being brilliantly
illuminated by electric lights. This will enable all
classes of business men to witness the races, and it
is believed this innovation will be heralded with
enthusiasm.
5. If it can be gotten ready in time for this season,
an Oriental garden will be arranged, where, under
direction of natives brought here for the purpose, the
habits and customs of the people of the far East will
be shown, and Turkish art will be displayed in gor-
geous variety. A cafe, smoking-room, etc , will be
features of this garden.
and more complete than is customary in works of
this kind ; it will go further into the various uses
and meanings of words, and in many cases will give
full explanations and descriptions of matters histori-
cal, scientific, legal, mechanical, etc. Quite an army
of persons has been at work for several years, read-
ing standard American and English books, in search
of quotations, of which an immense number will be
used. American writers, such as Emerson, Lowell,
Hawthorne, Irving, Whittier, Longfellow, Holmes,
and our distinguished scientists, are receiving spe-
cial attention.
The publishers are taking great pains with the
illustrations, of which there will be about 5000.
They are employing the same class of artists and
engravers that contribute to their magazines, and
they mean to make the result something hitherto
unknown in the world of dictionaries. Each picture,
as it is drawn, and again after it is engraved, is sub-
mitted to the specialist to whose department it be-
longs, that its scientific accuracy may be guaranteed.
Of these specialists there are about thirty, working
at their homes in New York, Baltimore, Washington,
New Haven, Cambridge, and elsewhere, each being
individually responsible for all the definitions in his
department, and all under the general supervision
of Professor Whitney, who will himself have special
charge of the definitions in the department of philo-
logy, in which he is famous, and of the spelling and
pronunciation. It is understood that he will not
adopt a phonetic method of spelling, though on
theoretical grounds he is known to favor it. Profes-
sor Whitney is not only recognized as the most emi-
nent American philologist, but the London Saturday
Review has recently pronounced him the foremost
English speaking scholar in his department. In ad-
dition to the specialists, a force of about fifty as-
sistants has been busy collating material and pre-
paring copy for the printer, the final work on which
OFFICERS.
is done with type-writing machines at The Century
President Company's oflice.
Malcom McNeill,
John W. Ryekman,
Vice President and Manager
The inception of this scheme was a desire to
Albert F. Dexter,
Treasurer improve and Americanize the " Imperial Diction-
H. Winston Walker,
Secretary ary" of Great Britain, brought out in this country
by The Century Company five years ago. As the
BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION—TOURISTS AND EX-
work of altering it advanced, it became apparent
CURSIONS.
that
a better plan was to begin de novo, and so the
Hamilton S. Wicks,
.
.
Sole Agent
far greater work of making a new dictionary of the
NEW YORK OFFICE.
English language was begun. Two or three years
Times Building, 39 Park Row, F. B. Richards, Agent must still elapse before it will appear, and in the
meantime opportunity is offered by the publishers
SUPERVISING ARCHITECTS.
to those interested in helping on so useful a work
Adler & Sullivan, Borden Block,
.
Chicago to contribute material and suggestions to it. Much
valuable matter has been received in this way
BOARD OF REFERENCE.
Albert Pope,
Boston from many scholars and practical men all over the
Leslie C. Bruce,
New York world.
It is estimated that upward of a quarter of a
J. E. Bloom,
Cincinnati
Henry F. Gillig,
London, Eng. million of dollars will be spent upon The Century
John Wilkinson, .
Chicago Dictionary before it is ready for publication. tThe
J. 0. Blake, .
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.
.
Chicago work of type-setting and prin ing will be done by the
A. G. Spalding,
Chicago De Vinne Press, in the new building into which they
Dr. N. Rowe,
Chicago have recently moved.
R. Philip Gormully,
Chicago
Win. M. Durell,
Chicago
MORE ABOUT CADBY.
T. Z. Cowles,
Chicago
Jno. B. Jeffery,
Chicago
HUDSON, N. Y., June 2, 188G.
GENERAL OFFICES.
307 Opera House Block,
Chicago
THE CENTURY DICTIONARY.
OR the past five years The Century Co. has been
engaged in preparing a dictionary of the Eng-
lish language, of which Professor William D.
Whitney, of Yale College, is editor-in-chief—the pur-
pose being to make a more comprehensive work than
has yet appeared in popular form, to include, in ad-
dition to a very full collection of individual words
in all departments of the language, all technical
phrases, not self explaining, in law, the mechanical
arts, the sciences, etc. Indeed, it is designed to
make this dictionary so complete in its definitions
of all branches of science and art, that even the spe-
cialist will need nothing further. The number of
" new " words in many of these departments is said
to be surprisingly great. The dictionary will have
also a remarkably complete system of cross-refer-
ences, and will embody in itself a dictionary of syno-
n3ms which will add greatly to its value.
A prominent feature of the new work will be its
encyclopedic character. Its definitions will be fuller
F
FTER tedious litigation and a bitter contest of
every legal question that could be brought to
bear on the case, J. H. W. Cadby, indieted
for forgery, and arrested at Halifax, N. S., and de-
tained at St. John, N. B-, was this morning delivered
into the custody of Sheriff Hinsdale, of this county,
and placed in jail to await the action of the courts.
An effort will be made by the friends of Mr. Cadby to
have him released on bail. There are five indict-
ments against the prisoner.
A
KIND WORDS.
FITCHBURG, MASS., May 29,
1886.
WELLES & BILL :
GENTLEMEN: Enclosed find check for $3, which
we cheerfully send you, and feel then that we are
only paying fifty cents on the dollar for its valuable
contents, from which we keep ourselves posted on
the true state of the music trade. Please acknowl-
edge, and oblige.
Very respectfully,
J. F. CHAFFIN.