The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-11
SCENES AT THE BIG FAIR
The DavisAssociation Bazaar
Proves More Attractive
Each Night.
THE ATTRACTIVE "ART GALLERY"
Much Interest Shown in the
Popularity Contest--Gen-
eral Notes.
THE ATTRACTIVE "ART GALLERY"

Robert Davis Associations fair, minus
the formal opening and the presence OF
so many prominent politicians and their
friends, who went there to blow to
lend eclat to the occasion-in other words,
to give the affair a big send off" Some
of these were greatly missed last night.
Their places were taken by a few others,
who were royalty welcomed by the enthu-
siastic Democratic ladies', whose hearts
are in their work. The man, especially
an aspiring politician, who can resist the
eloquence displayed by the good ladies'
who have enlisted in the noble cause of
giving Democracy a fitting abode in this
= city. is indeed one of nerve. Those who
re-appeared upon the scene last night
were greeted as genuine heroes. almost of
the Hobson stripe. It was noticeable.
however, that they did not present the
same bold front exhibited the night be-
fore. There was more or less of an air of
martyrdom about their appearance and a
general indication of shyness that was
far from affectation. 1t was born of ex-
perience, and furtive. circle sweeping
glances that accompanied the drawing of
y roll or a wallet before entering a sigma
ture in one of the several hundred books
indicated only too plainly how that ex-
perience had been acquired. The truth
is, some of these gentlemen had to be
there. Certain duties devolved upon them
in connection with the running of the fair
and they stood their ground nobly. Some
were doubtless inspired by disposition TO
get square with somebody, and they
seemed to take, especial pleasure in lead
ing the new corners into the most danger
Gus ambuscades from which they had
emerged the night before happy that they
were alive It was whispered last night
that the victorious ladies had decided TO
deal more leniently with the invading
forces.'' This was presumably at the sug-
gestion contained in a note from the pow
ers in the interest of humanity and for
the preservation of personal property
The war, however continued merrily
BY nine o'clock the fair was in full swing
and matters grew really exciting. Seeing
the great success of the wheel of fortune
at the First Ward booth. which alone net
ted in the neighborhood of $50 the first
night the managers of several other
booths followed example, and at the OPEN
ing of last nights session it was noticed
that their booths were similarly equipped
Some of the other booth managers regret@s
ted their lack of foresight but the wits
of few of them came to their rescue.
me D0OInS III C4dTEst u lil6S6 lIidAcaSCAS
were happily supplied with donated BIZ
cycles of the finest make. 1t had hitherto
been a eonundrum just where to expose
!, the valuable exhibit to the best advantage
without taking up too much room. A
brilliant idea shot through the head of
one of the booth managers equipped with
a bicycle, and that idea was soon put into
execution One of the pneumatic tires
of his nickel plated wheel was soon di-
yfded off into sections, numbered, with
the aid of a paint brush. Then station
ary needle was attached to the hub. The
machine was suspended near the top of
a booth. A few numbered cards, soap
hoy. the lusty lungs of the brilliant for
tune wheel inventor, and the crowd dld
the rest. The purpose served also TO draw
hundred fold more attention to the ma
chine 1t was not long before other
booths were similarly equipped. The fun
then began BILLY" Moran and his wheel
was no longer star attraction. Through
out the hall rang the noises of the opera
TORS. and their assistants were kept busy
handing around the bats and delivering
over prizes 1t had the effect of stimu-
lating the markets and completely demon
strated that competition is the life OF
trade.
Michael ]. Coyle, who had charge OF the
wheel at the Hoboken booth, on one occa-
sion disposed of $40 prize for ten cents
But the wheel in the end brought in
large returns
A good natured competition was Kept
M betNeen Freeholder McNally and ex-
street and Water Commissioner Edward
Dugan, in charge of a wheel at the Third
Ward booth, and John J. Ryan and
Messrs. Woodmency and Ellington, in
charge of an improvised wheel, described
above, at the Ninth Ward booth. The
proximity of the wheels kept a double
sized crowd in the vicinity Marty
Collins won six bottles of wine on a
3 nickel at the Ninth Ward booth. and Miss
lose Murray matron of the jail, was ex-
tremely fortunate in her ventures. Two
barrels of potatoes wre won at the First
Ward wheel.
The shouts of the wheel operators, the
chatter of the merry crowd. the strains
of music from automatic instrpments dis
played at various booths, now and then
mingling with those waited from Holden's
orchestra from the lower floor; the
dazzling display of beautiful works of art.
and the surging crowd in which many
pretty women with autograph books
made their way, all combined to put
everybody in the merriest humor