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continued during the first five months during which the 

 Exposition will be open. The Festival is to be conducted by 

 the Chicago Society under the title of the Columbia 

 Schuetzenfest. Communications should be sent to C. 

 Schotte, 20 N. Canal Street, Chicago. 



A huge octopus, or devilfish, has been captured outside 

 the Golden Gate, Cal., by some fishermen. It measured 

 fourteen feet from the end of the body to the end of the 

 lono-est tenacle, and has eiofht arms, and as is usual with the 

 fish, there are over 800 suckers on the arms. The body is 

 nothing but a huge sack, and is soft and flabby ; it is about 

 two feet long. There are two eyes about an inch in diameter, 

 and a faint resemblance to a beak and mouth. This specimen 

 is one of the best in the country, and will be preserved and 

 sent to Chicago for exhibition at the Exposition. 



Some very interesting exhibits of Photography are to be 

 sent to the Exposition from Sydney, New South Wales. The 

 collection is being prepared by the Government Printing 

 Office, and will consist of some 400 views, measuring 40 by 

 30 inches. Some of these pictures, when arranged in 

 panoramic order, will finally measure 40 feet in length. An 

 enlarged view of the moon, from a negative taken by 

 Mr. Russell, the Government Astronomer at the Observatory, 

 is said to be one of the collection. 



It is proposed that one of Montana's contributions to 

 the Exposition, to be made by women of the State, shall be 

 a Fountain made of natural ore. The design will be selected 

 by open competition. It is suggested that the base be made 

 of native minerals, the bowl of silver, and the cup of gold. 



The largest sample of gold quartz ever mined in Montana 

 was taken out of the Mclntyre lode. Its weight is 1,785 

 pounds. It came from near the surface. There are other 

 large samples which came from the Shafer shaft at the depth 

 of no feet ; one from the Musser shaft, 100 feet, and another 

 from the working shaft, 200 feet. All are destined for ex- 

 hibition at the World's Fair at Chicago. 



The bust of the Queen, upon which the Princess Louise 

 has been engaged for some months, and which her Royal 

 Highness has, with her Majesty's consent, promised to send 

 to Chicago for exhibition at the World's Fair, is now complete. 

 It is a notable example of the Princess' skill, and, standing 

 in the Queen's boudoir, at Osborne, it has attracted much 



