The morning news., 1894-11-02
THE FUN OF THE FAIR.
The Dixie Interstate Fair Is Going
Along With a Rush.

Along With a Rush.
Macon, Ga. Nov. 1.-The attendance at
the Dixie interstate fair yesterday is esti-
mated at between 5000 and 10000 people.
The rush is just commenced, and from
now on until the close Of the Dixie fair
on Nov. g. the people of Georgia will
pour into Macon, in order that they may
catch a glimpse of the greatest undertake
ing Of the south for the year 1894
OF course, while the exhibits in the
buildings are wonderfully varied and
numerous, and are beautifully displayed
there are three particularly strong at
fractions this week and next.
The race meeting is brilliant in the ex-
treme. Yesterdays record was 215, and
it is predicted that in the big free for all
trot with $500 purse, the record will
come beside 2:10 1t is thought that May
Overton of the Hermitage Stud OF Nash
vile, has a record breaker in reserve.
The purses are large and the entry list
long, so that each day brings surprises
and contests that make the blood boil. E.
r. Lowery the well known pool seller is
doing a big business and betting is rapid
1t is estimated that fully 1900 saw the
races yesterday.
And the Midway Plaisance, brilliant
and beautiful, with Just enough spice of
the naughty to make it interesting, is the
wonder of every one. Thousands pro
nounCe it the. greatest attraction ever at
tempted in Georgia, and wonder at its
magnificence and extent.
Beginning on the right, going in, you will
see the Automatic Jerusalem, the great
. aEafaa Il a4a#s W.ss.r.-
age.
The next place to visit will be the Alge-
rian theater in the Streets of Carlo, where
you will see La Belle Fatmos, refined sing
ers and dangers.
The next contains the original Glass
| Weavers and Spinners, from the Llbbey
Glass Works Worlds Fair.
No. 1 is the celebrated Bostock Animal
/ Show. which is well worth seeing Here
you will see the great untamable lion
| Wallace, the den of hypnotic lions and the
/ boxing kangaroo.
! No 6. the Persian theater. Helen, Canee,
| Jerome and Sadie in their latest dances.
No. is Old Vienna, where you can sit
and listen to sweet music and refresh
/ yourself.
No. s will contain the celebrated Midway
/ pictures and statuary.
No, s. New England home, where you
can sit down to an old-fashioned dinner,
as your forefathers did, years ago
No. 10, the Oriental Village, where can
/ be seen the oriental dancing girls.
No. IL, the Illusion of Pharoah's Daugh-
ter. The beautiful girl turns into stone
and back to life.
No. 12 the Mystic Cotton Maze.
No. 10, the japanese Village, where you
can sit and drink cup Of pure tea and buy
the beautiful Japanese ware
No. IA, the German village where YOU
can eat end refresh yourself and listen
to beautiful music.
No. 10, the celebrated Turkish theater
Here you will see the celebrated Belle
Fatama, Costello and Dervish the whirl.
ing wonder.
No. l6 Egyptian Hall. The Egyptian
dancers and singers will hold forth
No. II, Irish village. The boys and
girls from the Emerald Isle will hold
forth. Here viii be seen Murphy. tho
celebrated piper
Then last but not least comes the night
wonder, the destruction Of Pompeli giver
by Paine. 1t is gigantic, dazzling beautl
I tul and eXtravagant, BY far the greatest
spectacular and pyrotechnic display evei
seen in this country. IL is arranged fol
the Dixie Interstate Fair on "a scah
equalling anything ever attempted by hin
in the largest cities In the world.
Not less than 5000 people saw Pompei
last night The applause woke IN,
echoes IN four counties and every one 4
wild about It.
The weather is perfect, the exposition
all that could be desired, the railroaf
rates the lowest ohtainable and the grea.
. Dixie Interstate Fair will have another
week Of uninterrupted success.