The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-29
ON The MIDWAY.
Governor Stanley Pays 1t a
Prolonged Visit.
Accompanied by Mayor Drew
and City Council.
THEY SAW THE SIGHTS
Woman Magician Surprises
States Executive.
Offered Place of Honor in AMI
NAL Arena.

Governor Stanley, Mayor Drew and
a majority of the members of the city
council spent two hours on the midway
last night All saw some of the at
fractions and some saw all of the at
fractions. Neither Governor Stanley
or Mayor Drew were among the latter
The state executive was responsible
for the visit of the state and municipal
ity to the street fair. Yesterday after
noon in response to an invitation of the
Commercial club he suggested that a
tour of the attractions be made last
night, and o'clock was set as the hour
of meeting. Mayor Drew and the mem
bers of the council showed up promptly
on time, and met the governor inside
the gates. City Attorney Bird was
taken along to render legal advice and
City Clerk Squires to take notes for
future reference.
The distinguished party secured a
Commercial club pilot in the person of
Mr.. Abe Steinberg, and the march was
commenced. Jerusalem was visited
first. After a short stay City Attorney
Bird declared the old town too slow
and made a break for the temporary
residence Of Millie Christine, the two
headed wonder.
The woman who turned the hand
organ and did the spelling act was
indulging in stage magic when the
party arrived. She had just caused a
solid cube to mysteriously disappear
from small box of two compartments.
But one Of the compartments was open
and Governor Stanley thought he saw
an opportunity of exposing the fake
open the other side" ne shouted
from his position in the rear of the
tent
What did the good looking young
gentleman say?" asked the artist with
wonderful naivete.
The governor was visibly affected but
Il said you might open the other side
and show US what's in there"
"Oh. yes, to be sure, SO I SHALL" and
the disciple of Nine. Hermann deftly
opened the other door, at the same
time, however, closing the one previous
ly opened.
Conviction that he was certainly
| about to unveil fraud took an awful
| stride in the mind of the Kansas ex-
| ecutive. He took fresh breath and
shouted up to the improvised plat
1 form.
"Open both doors at once and I guess
we'll find the cube"
would the gentleman speak just a
| little louder" asked the female ex-
| ponent of magic, leaning her head in
! Governor Stanley's direction.
| The governors voice displayed slight
| irritation as he reiterated his demand
"The gentleman wants both doors
! open at once" said the woman in the
way of another question.
Yes, yes, open both at once" Slight
| irritation had given place topronounced
| irritation in the governors tones.
You really want me to do that2'
t asked the prestidigitator with an en-
! gaging smile.
ssOh. pshaw.' said Governor Stanley
| in a voice that betrayed disgust and
! Indignation, and looked away
I'm afraid the gentleman is becom-
] ing weary, and despite the consequences
I will have to comply with his request
/ said the entertainer. Before doing so,
/ however l would suggest to him that
! Dr. Pills Pink Powders are good for
that tired feeling. Both doors open at
once-here goes. Now, is the gentleman
satisfied?''
OF course the lost cube was in neither
| of the compartments The female ma
| gican smiled, the crowd laughed and
| Governor Stanley stepped down from
| the slight elevation he had taken pos
session of for the purpose of unearthing
| a fake The exhibition of the two
headed wonder stopped any further
| controversy between the state and
| Millie Christine's manager
The baby incubator held the atten-
ton of the party for short time only
| and then a rapid forward movement
| was made in the direction of the mid
| way proper. On the way Councilman
! Clancy the youthful member of the
| council, wanted to stop long enough to
ride on a merry -go-round, but Pilot
Steinberg declared that merry -go-round
| rides were not included in the courtesy
Inside the Midway a break was made
| for the animal show. 1t was several
| minutes before Mr.. Steinberg was able
to muster his forces before the gate be-
cause, as it happened, several of the
Oriental theaters were giving free shows
outside of the tents at the time
Here we have Sultana Wallace SAID
the "spieler'' of the show as he stepped
in front of the cage containing the big
lioness at the northern end of the tent
''She has a record Of having killed four
men and is the lioness that stood Off a
} Of. inf try
her most ferocious moods she has been
known to demolish her cage and escape
She is in a particularly ferocious mood
tonight viii Governor Stanley, Mayor
Drew and the members of the city
council, who I understand are in the
tent, please come forward and take po-
sitions of honor"
well, I call that complimentary, .
said Governor Stanley as he measured
the distance from the position of the
party in the rear of the crowd to the
entrance Of the show.
':What do you suppose the darned foo
means?'' asked Mayor Drew, who never
: gets so near profanity except When great
ly agitated-
TELLS US the beast is liable to break
loose and then asks US to take positions
of honor" commented Mr.. Bird III ar
+ | injured tone of voice
Il say that's a COMPOUNDED insult and
he ought to be made to apologize for it
declared Councilman Hughes, throwing
back his shoulders.
? Hadn't we better pass a resolution
refusing place of honor?' asked Coun-
| Gilman Myers, the new member, whC
after an experience of a month among
the city fathers now knows just exactly
r what is the correct thing to do.
r BY this time the .spieler' had con
Y cluded that he was mistaken about tbs
presence of distinguished guests, anC
e ordered the show to proceed. The long
r haired man. .'England's most daring
/