The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-09-26
FALL FESTIVITIES AT ST. LOUIS.
September 9th to October oath, 1896
A Grand Continuous Reign OF
Mirth Melody and Mystery.

The committee having i'll charge the
st. Louis Fall Festivities, which have
contributed 80 mnch to the pleasure OF
the good people of the Mississippi Val
ley, as well as those residing in adjacent
states, again announces its program COW
ering the nineteenth annual season OF
mIrth, melody and mystery. After
yoluminous correspondence, Carried on
with the aid of Uncle Sam postal ser
vice and mysterious messengers from
| foreign lands, it WAS decided that all the
novelties of the world, including the
queens of song, the kings of hnmor,
princes of melody and wiseacres of myS-
terry, could by land, water and aerial
! flight, reach st. Louis September 9Th,
1886, and take their places on h9r ca1ni
val stage where no curtain VIII drop
between the twilights of September 9th
and October 9th.
The first attraction announced on the
program of gilt is the opening of the
! Thirteenth Annual st. Louis EXposi-
EtiOn, which throws its doors open lo the
public September 9irand for forty days
and nights. until October "A. Will be the
home of all wishing to be delighted with
its magnificent displays and enarptuIed
| by the strains of Gilmore and lnneS
peerless bands
| The master of ceremonies next an
nOunces our newly discovered but highly
ly esteemed friend. King IIotu, 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, 10y
mirth-prov0king parade through the dec
Grated thorofares of the city. Act No.
3 on the program of gold will be define
ated by the st. Louis Fair Association
through IFS Thirty-sixth Annual EXhl-
5ition. The stage Tor this event will be
set on the morning of Monday, OCTOBER
5th, and will not be disturbed until Sat
urday, October 10th. when the curtain
| drops on pleasing feature OF st. LOUIS
| Carnival. A blaze of light athwart the
darkened eastern skies, strange creatures
of inconceivable forms dartlng to and
| fro In the heavens and weird sounds on
discOrdant tOm-tOmS VISITED on the
breeZes from the seas announce on the
evening of Tuesday, October 9th, the
| approach of Il mysterious cavalcade of
| beings from another sphere. AS this
mighty army settles on 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 in effect. For
| full particulars and copy of program
giving attractions i'll detail, call on
local agent or address III. @. Townsend,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
st. Louis, Mo.
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