Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-04

les Is dlIeduy present.
Will the weather man please give US
fair weather for Fair Week?
Live stock was never so well repre-
sented as at this years Fair.
The racing programme starts to-
morrow with three big races.
The small boy would rather be a
jockey this week than President.
Some of the finest specimens Of sheep
and swine ever seen here are on exhibit
ton.
The Midway is a warm one and has
attractions of nearly every descrip-
ton.
The track was in fine condition yes
terday, but needed a little rain last
night
Miss Anna Reymann is working hard
to make the ladies' art department the
best ever had.
If you want to see the exhibits right,
there is no better day than this to at
tend the Fair.
The Opera House Military band has
prepared a fine programme for each
day of the Fair
Amateur photographers will enjoy
the department devoted to specimens of
work in this line.
The school exhibit eclipses all rec
ords made at this Fair, and is a credit
to pupils and teachers alike.
Keep your eye on the Art Depart
ment during the week. Particularly
the amateur Photographic display.
Bert Swartz is busy with the privi-
lege men. He has the best showing
ever made ON the Midway.
The shows are twice as numerous
and twice as large as ever before. Sew
eral of the tents are big enough for good
sized circus exhibitions.
Don't forget that every merchant
should decorate this week. Thousands
of strangers are expected and they
should find the city in holiday array.
Remember that exhibits in the Horti-
cultural and Horticultural departments
under the superintendency of Charles
Schmidt, close this morning at ten
o'clock
The live stock was about all on the
grounds, last evening, and the display
is a fine one. One big herd of cattle
came all the way from the foreign State
of New Jersey.
Jay Cooks hippidrome and equine
paradox arrived late last night. 1t re-
quires three cars to transport the
horses and immense outfit carried by
the combination.
Merchants Day fireworks on We'd
nesday night will attract thousands to
the wharf The committee has char
tered seven barges, from which the dis
play is to be made
Charles Schmidt is breaking the rec
ord in the fruit department. The hall
has been lavishly and handsomely
decorated, and will be one of the many
popular resorts during the coming
week.
The incubators in the poultry depart
ment will be a great object of interest
for children and adults alike during
the week. Chickens which never knew
hot ont ri pb
along.
A monster hog, weighing $50 pounds,
was found dead in it's crate when it
arrived at the grounds yesterday after
noon about three o'clock. The heat
was too much for the big porker. The
remains were removed to the crema-
tory.
The horsemen were not out on the
track yesterday. That isn't a result of
religion so much as Of superstition.
Turfmen now generally hold to the be-
lief that it's bad luck to work on Sun
day. AS a result it was very quiet
about the stables all day yesterday.
Among the numerous changes and
improvements made this year is the
removal of the judges stand on the
track seventy feet to the south. This
gives horses competing the advantage
of that much more of the straight
stretch at the finish and also gives spec
tators in the grand stand better
view.
Mr.. Jefferson Rice, superintendent of
poultry, says his department will be
out Of sight this year, and a preliminary
inspection yesterday showed mag
nifcent start. The poultry has been
removed to the old machinery hall,
where the birds and spectators alike
have much more room and bright and
airy quarters. Several exhibitors ar
rived last night, and others will be IN
this morning.
FAIR VISITORS.