The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-10-10
FALL FESTIVITIES AT ST. LOUIS.
September 9th to October oath, 1896
A Grand, Continuous ls.ign OF
Mirfh, Melody and Mystery.

The committee having in charge the
st. Louis Fall Festivities, Which have
contributed so mnch to the pleasure of
the good people of the Mississippi Val
lev, as well as those residing in adjacent
states, again announces its program coy
ering tho nineteenth annual season of
mirth, melody and mystery. After Il
Voiuminous correspondence, Carried IN
with the aid of Uncle Sans postal SER
vice II mysterious messengers from
foreign lands, it was decided that all he
novelties of the world, including the
QueenS of song, the kings of humor.
princes of melody and wiseacres of myS-
terry, could by land, water and aerial
night. reach st. Louis September 9th,
1896, and take their places III her carni-
val stage where no curtain will drop
between the twilighls of September 9th
and October 9th.
The first attraction announced on the
program of gilt is the opening of the
Thirteenth Annual st. Louis EXPOSE
ton, which throws its doors open TO the
public September 9th and for forty days
and nights. until October "a, will be the
home of all wishing to be delighted with
its magnificent displays and enarptured
by the strains of Gilmore'S and lines
peerless bands.
The master of ceremonies next an
nounces our newly discovered but highly
ly esteemed friend, King Hotu, supreme
high chief of the Funny Fellows. The
jolly king with his band of humorous
chaps will entertain the young and old
on Saturday afternoon, October Sd, by 4
mirth-provoking parade through the dec
Grated thorofares of the city. Act No.
8 on the program of gold will be define
ated by the st. Louis Fair Association
through its Thirty-sixth Annual Exhi-
- NBA tnr fa,, fISa aNra.,t mill lA
set on the morning of Monday, October
5th, and will not be disturbed until Sat
urday, October 10th, when the curtain
drops on a pleasing feature of st. Louis
Carnival. a blaze Of light athwart the
darkened eastern skies, ST. ange creatures
of inconceivable forms dartIng to and
fro III the heavens and weird sounds on
discordant tom-tomS VISITED on the
breeZeS from the seas on the
evening of Tuesday, October 9th, the
approach of a mysterious cavalcade of
beings from another sphere. AS this
mighty army settles OF the streets of st.
Louis for a triumphant march through
its avenues of wealth and beauty, his
august highness, the Mightiest of the
Mighty, the astute Yelled Prophet, is
seen in its van, robed in purple and gold
and carrying a wand charged with the
powers Of magic. In order that the sea-
son OF carnival be highly successful, his
highness, the Yelled Prophet, King
Hutu and couriers from the Fair Asso-
citation and St. Louis Exposition have
issued an edict ordering the Missouri
Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain
Route to sell tickets to st. Louis and
return at greatly reduced rates from all
points on their lines. Complying in full
with the edict of such nOtables, the man
agement of these lines will place the
above mentioned rates i'll effect. For
full particulars and copy of program
giving attractions in detail, call on
local agent or address II. G; Townsend
st. Louis, Mo.