San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-26
DALLAS LETTER.


DALLAS, Texas, October "a
Paine's Last Days of Pompeii, is
to the Dallas fair what Buffalo
Bill's Wild West was at the
Worlds fair. The managers did a
wise thing when they secured
this attraction, but some think
the gate OF Pompeii should have
been so arranged that the necessi.
ty of paying entrance fee at both
places should have been obviated
when one cared to enter only the
one place. As it is one must pay
SOC entrance fee to the fair before
he can get to the entrance place of
the other. The majority of people,
however, feel amply repaid.
The editors were loud IN their
praises Of the fair and all shows
connected with it. 1t is a little I'M
fortunate that press day was so
| early, for there were so many eX-
hibits not in shape and newspaper
men cannot afford the time for
more than one visit to this great
show.
A local paper announced that
owing TO the lateness of the hour,
and the fatigue incident to doing
the fair and witnessing the pyro-
technic display,which lasted till 10
p. m, ladies would not be expect
ed to be at the banquet rendered
the press gang that night. The
Taxas delegation being pretty well
acquainted, the word went round,
but the Oklahoma ladies ere not
so well posted, and, to the gratifi-
cation of the getters up of the
banquet attended. Mr.. Tregervant
announced, it was all a mistake
that the notice crept into print.
Some newspaper reporter had been
misinformed.
In regard to excluding ladies
from banquets, Mr.. F. b. Baillo
said he once went to hear Sam
Jones "to men only" When wind
ing up, S. j. said, "take my ad-
vice." never go anywhere, where
you can not take your wife and
baby" Mr.. Baillo says he has al
ways needed the Evangelist's ad-
vice.
w. M. Pierson, the Faber pusher
of the Winsboro Wideawake, had
been trying to brace himself up all
day, preparatory to paying the
agreeable to lot OF pretty girls.
When he read the notice in the
morning paper, he felt 80 relieved.
That the fair is a paying success,
can be attested by well-known
Dallas firm, who year after year,
has made an expensive exhibit.
The wax figures in this firms ex-
hibit this year cost $1,000. This
does not include the trades display
of goods.
A precedent was established in
| caring for those in attendance at
the Christian convention. Those
| who took delegates were expected
to provide lodging and breakfast
only. The other two meals were
served to the visitors at nominal
cost, on the lawn Of Mrs. Russell
Myrick, just across the street from
the church. Owing to the great
number of visitors in town, it was
exceedingly difficult to find homes
for the delegates.
The unknown man, whom 1t Is
supposed was killed by Central
train, was inferred in the potter's
field yesterday, as was the young
man, Nave, who jumped from a
window in the third story OF his
boarding house. His brother, who
lives in Kemp, was not able to de-
fray the expenses.
Editor John Brooks, of the Wei
mar Mercury, could not be here on
Press day, but will do the fair to-
morrow.
Mr.. w. Burford, of Weimar,
comes to see the fine horses, and to
invest in some Jersey cattle.
The Idlewild club celebrates the
tenth anniversary OF its organiza-
| tion nv a swell hall tontohta T%%