San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-10-31
Dallas Dots.

OCTOBER, 26, 18S9.-fair notes and
l'other items OF interest. Thousahdi
OF visitors are coming and going 10
our city at present, aud every one
has n word Of praise for both the
fair and our ever growing city, oil
are delighted with the music, G arm
cd by the lovely painting and interes'
! ted in the machinery, the cattle. the
races and everything.
The art department is replete Will
finely wrought pictures, creations Of
potcd artists, among the most nd
mired are some fine figure pieces
from the Corcoran gallery, viz; II. f.
Lee on his magnificent war horse,
Albert Sidney johnson, Jackson and
JEFF. Davis.
The great event OF to-day was the
baby show, and many mothers
heart throbs with anxiety and expcc
tation, wondering il her little cherul
will win the coveted prize as being
the handsomest baby.
Have you been to look at the fine
stocki You must not miss doing so
for there are holsteins jerseys, dur.
hams, devons, herefords and short
horns, all Texas raised stock and
something to be proud Of Then
there is IL perfect array of horses.
from the graceful trotters to the
heavy draft horses.
The poultry exhibit is complete in
itself and you should not miss seeing
| it by any means, there arc fowls
from almost all of tho fancy birds
aud some OF them are real beauties.
The swine and sheep exhibits are
very good as to guilty, but the dis
play is not SO large as in the other
live stock departments.
Tie great ten.mile race between
Misses Williams OF Topeka, Kansas,
and White of Texas, for purse OF
81, 900 was one Of the most exciting
features of last Monday. The riders
changed horses every mile, but the
Texas girl met with misfortune, and
80 the Kansas girl won. The next
race, on Wednesday, the Texas girl
came out victorious.
Elk. Gov. Hubbard delivered an
interesting lecture on Japan and
Her Relations with America, oil who
we're fortunate in hearing it were
highly pleased,
There is something new in the
way of plaster and it must certainly
be good thing, it is called adamant
and is shipped in bags from the
factory and has only to be mixed
with water to be ready to use. The
man who has charge of this exhibit
says that adamant is very hard, it
hardens in two hours after it is put
on the walls, it adheres to brick,
stone, iron or wood and will last as
long as the building, besides it re-
sists fire better than any plaster
known.
The marriage and burial of Cock
Robin is a great favorite, especially
with the children, it is the same
artistic piece of taxidermy that at
tracted so much attention at the
New Orleans Exposition.
The cattle roping contest will be
repeated Saturday in compliance
with a popular demand. The prize
of 500 was won by S. G. Lewis, OF
Taylor. Time, 1.06a minutes.
The magnificent artistic painting
"The Battle of Missionary Ridge, is
attracting many visitors, and all pro-
nounce it one of the most realistic
scenes ever placed before the public.
When one looks upon the canvas, 1t
seems that the scene is actually oc'
curing, and it needs but strech OF
Imagination to hear the boom of the
cannon and the rattle of musketry.
Saturday was big day, every
body that could possibly do so, came
to see the circus, about the only thing
that one can not see in every circus
were four beautiful ostriches. The
clown got off the same old chestnuts
about mother-in laws and old maids,
and we all laughed just as heartily
as if we had never heard them, every
one had a dollars worth OF fun.
Have you seen the photograph 7
You must see it by all means, for it
is wonderful and 1t only costs 10
cents. We heard it repeat a cornet
solo by n member of Glmores band,
it was Just as distinct rs could be.
Isn't electricity a marvellous thing?
and it is yet in it's infancy.
The weather has been fine all
during the fair, so visitors will 60
away with pleasant memories of .ur
city, (how very fortunate they did
not have to experience Dallas mud
and slush.) EUGENE LYNN.
Half Fare to San Antonio Fair.
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