The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03
THE STATE FAIR.
GREAT GALA WEEK AND RE-
UNION OF PEOPLE.
The Fair to be Opened by zeb. Vance on
Oct 17th--Wild West Shows
Disnlavs. &c &c.


Displays, &c, &c.
The promises for a great State Fair
at Raleigh in this year Of 1898 are more
favorable than they have ever been be-
fore. IuQuiries, correspondence, sc,
are more numerous than ever. More
snace for fine exhibits has been engaged
no to the 255h of September than has
heretofore been engaged up to the
opening day. It is already absolutely
certain that the general exhibits Of ag-
ricuIture, stock, poultry, fancy work,
art. &c, will be the best ever made.
The attendance of people is the Only
thing Of a problematical nature, and If
fine weather be favorable it is safe to
saw that there will be more people at
this Fair than ever attended one in
North Carolina.
Last year the promise of the a
agement that they would give the pub
lie a good Fair and an interesting time
was received with some doubt, but that
promise was kept in full and the Fair
was generally voted a success. The
pubIic remember this.
This year the management promises
q Fair that will surpass the last one,
and that promise 1UiU be kept. The
public may get ready to come with the
assurance that the visit viii be inter
esting.
SENATOR z. B. VANCE
will be present on the opening day,
Tuesday, October 18th. He will speak
n that day, and his remarks will be
such as Will interest every body, and
psnecially those interested in the pres
emit and future condition of the Coun
trv. Tt is believed that all farmers and
agriculturists will be specially con-
c9rned in the ma tiers on which he will
sneak. and it will be worth their time
and trouble to visit the Fair on that
day. It will really be farmers day,
as Senator Vance n at the special
requesg Of many farmers.
There will be plenty of attractions to
make the opening day one Of the best
of the Fair. Among them will be
A GAME OF FOOT BALL
between the teams Of Wake Forest and
Trinity Colleges. The spirited but
generous rivalry between these two
important educational institutions will
inspire a vigorous and thrilling game.
The tactics will exhibit powers of both
brain and Drawn, and the contest will
be thrillingly int resting to the friends
of the respective Institutions. It will
also be of great interest to anybody
who sees it. There will be other fea-
lures on the same day Of a mirth pro
voking and nerve exciting character.
GREAT wild WEST SHOW"
For the pleasure of those who like
stirring scenes and daring and wonder
full incidents, Boyden's wild West
Show" has been engaged for the week
and will give performances every day
free to everybody on the grounds. The
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interesting particulars of this cOmbina-
ton. II includes famous cowboys
from the far wild West" skilled in
horsemansbip, experience d in the wild
est and toughest life lived by man, &C
Customed to reckless and daring deeds
and famous for seemingly incredible
ftats they have performed and expe-
riences they have endured. There are
also handsome and daring cOwgiTls who
figure in exciting scenes, Mohawk In
dams who give astounding exhibitions
Of Indian trick riding and horseman
ship; [rOgnOis Indians who portray
vivid and actual scenes of Indian life,
four handsome Indian maidens; two
little p~appOoses, sc. The show pos
sesse8 q score Of wild, untamed and
unbrOken brOncbO horses that defy
anybody except the daring cowboy or
intrepid Indian. The combination
unites in presenting the most realistic
Genes characteristic of border life
where the brave pioneers and hardy
cowboys have frequent hand to hand
and death struggles with the willy In
dians, There will be ghost dances, war
dances, Indian fighting and scenes
showing how a white girl is captured
by Indians and rescued by cowboys
and lynch law or cowboy JUSTICE in
the Wes-. In this last scene a scamp
steals ah0rse, which is a hanging crime
on the border. The thief is pursued
n captured by cowboys who knock
him of the horse, drag him Over the
ground behind horses running at full
speed and then hang him and riddle his
body with bullets. This scene is vivid
ly realistic and thrilling and other
scenes such as a race for a wife, attack
on emIgrant train, &c, are nO5 less
thrilling. These features will be pro-
duced every day and will be free to
everybody.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS.
There will be the largest and most
interesting collection of SIDE attractions
ever seen IN the State. Among them
will be a grand cyclorama of tue Bat
tie Of Gettysburg. This feature defes
description. any Ola soldier VINO sees
1t will think he is in that awful fight
again ana will almlst recognize some
OF his comrades who never came eff
that terrible field Of battle. He will
recognize things he saw while there,
and III fact will see the whole fight re-
produced around him. Every Old sol
der who sees it Will see something
which will almost startie him into
thinking that he is again in the fiery
scenes Of 1876.
Among other features will be an In
dian village, a museum of North Caro-
Ina wild animals. trained animals.