The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-12

nolia foliage and artificial flowers aeor
IS generally the only product exnac, sd
from a brewery, hut in addition 10 this
there Is thll line of raw materials shown
out OF which the beer is manufact,red
lncluding malt and hops in several va
ileues The entire walls OF this disp1a y
MADE OF network of bottled beer
"hlio IN the background Is displayed
| large star resting on TWO points and made
entirely of beer bottles Two paIm troa.
rise from The corners to a consIderablc
helsht and instead dare fruit usual IN tho
PAIN substitute Is made of cluster of
beer bottles which hang quito az natural
as clump of dates. An brands of beer
made ny THIS concern arc here represent
ed' and the display on whole is very
clcVcrly arranged and artistic in every de-
tail W.
IN" tuhnn Tonic.
Mr. j, c, Wilson, representing his
medicinal discovery of Cuban Tonic. has a
very nice display Of tonic in quart bottles
nicely displayed on n pyramid of shelves.
mis- is altogether a Houston enterprise
the goods being extensively manufactured
here, and from numerous testimonials
shown, given by local druggists and
Wholesale men, is proven to be very
popular seller among the people. Mr..
" A'oNA 'la'liAS III MS luUlc "a nOSltlNU
cure for debility, nervousness INDIGESTION.
malaria and wasting diseases 1t is said
TO be a wine of tropical plants, and the
public are invited to an nyigorating
draught at Mr. Wilson's booth.
The Midway.
Since the days of the Worlds Fair.
the Midway" has been a name with
which to conjuro the passing stranger
fair. axh
tainty the Houston Fruit. Flower and
Vegetable Festival is not behind other at
fractions of the kind in this regard.
Through an arrangement with c. L..
Thomas, manager of dozen attractions
which have been showing at various
places throughout the country the COM
pihation which he has in charge, and
known AS the Midway" was brought TO
Houston, arriving in special train via
the Houston Enst and West Texas Sunday
night.
me attractions mentioned will be mid
way between the Auditorium and the
Annex. The attaches of the shows were
ousily engaged yesterday in putting up
their canvas, in arranging platforms for
exhibitions. and in flying in the wind The
banners which proclaim the wonders OF
wonderland which will be shown within
each separate and distinct canvas cover.
The Midway attractions gathefed under
the management OF Mr. Thomas, include
the Oriental theater, the baby incubator.
the hying lady, Psyche. the clnemato-
graph, electric fountain. the Are dance
the happy Holmes dancing girls. the wild
man, the museum, the wargraph. and
Hagenback's Wild animal sBw. They are
located on the vacant block at the corner
of Main and McGowen avenue. and WI
be the center OF attraction during tie
coming week. The grounds about the
various tents were wet yesterday, but Il
Is expected that today will show an i'm
provement in conditions under fost and
that walking win be good. The managers
OF the various attractions are placing
plank walks about their tents to allow the
patrons easy access to each place.
The return OF Mr.. J. b. Morris, the
manager OF the cinematograph and Luz
nette. the flying lady. is the presence of
n familiar face In Houston. -Four years
ago Mr.. Morris was here With the dying
lady. and made many friends and ac-
quaintances. His clnematognaph is his
latest attraction. The aylng lady is a
hypnotic performance which has made a
hit In all parts of the country Mrs Nor
ris, who was the flying lady" during the
visit here before accompanies him